Idosos dependentes: famílias e cuidadores

Abstract

This article focuses on health care for dependent seniors in relation to chronic illnesses. Expectations about family support for the dependent elderly are related to the role of family caregivers, but care requires support from the public and private sectors. Governments throughout the developed countries are examining their role in the provision of social welfare programs, especially in the public health sector. To recommend home care and family assistance, the context of changing family structures, the type of care needed, and professional follow-up must be taken into account.

Prevalência e fatores associados ao cuidado domiciliar a idosos

“…A study 10 performed in São Paulo, Southeastern Brazil, with adults who lost their independence found results similar to this study, showing that care was mostly provided by women (93%), mostly wives (44%) and daughters (31%). Another study, 8 performed in Canada with people living with chronic diseases, shows that families provided 78% of general care.…”

“…9,10 Nonetheless, this comparison should be restricted to specifi c issues, such as target population, as well as criteria for the defi nition of home care. A considerable portion of studies opt to investigate the existence of informal home care among elderly that are already debilitated or living with chronic diseases.…”

“…A considerable portion of studies opt to investigate the existence of informal home care among elderly that are already debilitated or living with chronic diseases. For example, in studies of individuals with Alzheimer 9 and cerebral vascular accident, 10 respective prevalences of 78% and 98% for informal home care been reported.…”

Violência contra idosos: uma questão nova?

“…Considerando que a população que está envelhecendo terá parcela dependente por doenças crônicas e degenerativas e suas sequelas incapacitantes, ela demandará mais cuidados e, possivelmente, um cuidador domiciliar, atual tendência (Karsch, 2003;Caldas, 2003). Portanto, os vínculos familiares devem ser repensados, com o intuito de prevenir a ocorrência de situações de violência contra esses idosos.…”

Portal dos idosos: desenvolvimento e avaliação de um website com informações sobre o processo de envelhecimento e as principais alterações fonoaudiológicas que acometem os idosos

“…Among the elderly, this predominance is a result of the geographic aging pattern where women normally live more than the men (26) . The prevalence of women in the Caregiver category can be justified by the characteristics of caregivers of Brazilian elderly, who are usually family members of the female gender living in the same household who become the caregivers of their husbands, parents and even children, as in our society, caregiving is considered a feminine role (27) . In the Speech-language therapist category, the higher number of women is explained by the prevalence of the female gender in the profession.…”