OBJECTIVE: to adapt and validate the Caregiver Burden Inventory for use with caregivers of older adults in Brazil. METHOD: methodological study involving initial translation, synthesis of translations, back translation, expert committee review, pre-testing, submission of the final version to the original authors, and assessment of the inventory's psychometric properties. The inventory assesses five dimensions of caregiver burden: time-dependence, developmental, physical, social and emotional dimensions. RESULTS: a total of 120 family caregivers took part in the study. All care-receivers were older adults dependent on assistance to perform activities of daily living, and lived in the central region of the city of Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil. Cronbach's alpha value for the inventory was 0.936, and the Pearson correlation coefficient for the relationship between the scores obtained on the Caregiver Burden Inventory and the Burden Interview was 0.814. The intraclass correlation coefficient was 0.941, and the value of Student's T-test comparing test and retest scores was 0.792. CONCLUSION: the instrument presented adequate reliability and the suitability of its items and factors was confirmed in this study.
Introduction: Different terms have been used to describe the aging process while avoiding the negative consequences of advanced age. In this context healthy aging assumes a more extensive meaning than the absence of disease, and includes a process of adapting to the changes that occur throughout life, related to the maintenance of a healthy old age. Objective: To describe the meaning of healthy aging for older adults who participated in health education groups in the Basic Health Care Service of Porto Alegre in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. Method: A qualitative and descriptive study of older adults who participated in health education groups was performed. The 30 participants answered the question "What is healthy aging for you?" Answers were analyzed using thematic analysis. Results: Twelve categories emerged during analysis, the most frequent of which were: adopt healthy behavior, have a social and support network, keep active, be healthy, be independent and autonomous, and have positive feelings. Conclusion: Wider meanings of healthy aging were identified, which embrace issues relevant to elderly health, although more individual aspects have been described in relation to aging.
The Portuguese version presented good semantic equivalence and the results showed that the concepts and items are applicable to the Brazilian context.
Objective: To analyze how elderly people linked to health education groups of a primary care unit seek, understand and share information, aiming to maintain and promote health throughout life. Methods: Qualitative descriptive study, conducted with 30 elderlies linked to three groups of health education during the second semester of 2009. The data collection was performed through interviews and thematic analysis with the assistance of the NVivo software. Results: Five categories of analysis were elaborated -Interest/concern in health, search, understanding, sharing and impact of information on the elderly. Conclusions: The health literacy in the groups developed in an individual perspective, focused on the prevention and treatment of injuries, respecting the history and knowledge of the subjects and appreciating the possibilities of exchange among them. The results support the planning, implementation and improvement of actions in health education with older people in primary care. Keywords: Health education; Health literacy; Health of the elderly RESUMO Objetivo: Analisar como pessoas idosas vinculadas a grupos de educação em saúde de uma unidade básica de saúde buscam, compreendem e partilham informações a fim de manter e promover a saúde ao longo da vida. Métodos: Pesquisa descritiva de caráter qualitativo, realizada com 30 idosos ligados a três grupos de educação em saúde, no segundo semestre de 2009, cuja coleta de informações deu-se por meio de entrevistas e análise temática, com o apoio do software NVivo. Resultados: Foram elaboradas cinco categorias de análise -interesse/preocupação em saúde; busca, compreensão partilha e repercussão das informações para o idoso. Conclusões: A alfabetização em saúde nos grupos desenvolveu-se em uma perspectiva individual, voltada à prevenção e tratamento de danos, respeitando a trajetória e conhecimento dos sujeitos e valorizando possibilidades de trocas entre os mesmos. Os resultados apoiarão o planejamento, implementação e aprimoramento de ações de educação em saúde com idosos na atenção básica à saúde. Descritores: Educação em saúde; Alfabetização em saúde; Saúde do idoso RESUMEN Objetivo: Analizar cómo las personas ancianas vinculadas a grupos de educación en salud de una unidad básica de salud buscan, comprenden y comparten informaciones a fin de mantener y promover la salud a lo largo de la vida. Métodos: Se trata de una investigación descriptiva de carácter cualitativo, realizada con 30 ancianos ligados a tres grupos de educación en salud, en el segundo semestre del 2009, cuya recolección de informaciones se llevó a cabo por medio de entrevistas y análisis temático, con el apoyo del software NVivo. Resultados: se elaboraron cinco categorías de análisis -interés/preocupación en salud; búsqueda, comprensión, compartir y repercusión de las informaciones para el anciano. Conclusiones: La alfabetización en salud en los grupos se desarrolló en una perspectiva individual, volcada a la prevención y tratamiento de los daños, respetando la trayectoria y conocimiento ...
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