2005
DOI: 10.1590/s0102-311x2005000500024
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Projeto Bambuí: a experiência do cuidado domiciliário por esposas de idosos dependentes

Abstract: This paper investigates the characteristics of caregiving and the experience of women that care for their elderly husbands in Bambuí, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Among the elderly population in this community, the authors interviewed ten wives, using a survey exploring the main themes on the subject of caregiving. The data were interpreted based on an anthropological model of analysis. This model places the interaction between the individual and the context in the center of the interpretative process, underlying the… Show more

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“…There is no universal benchmark established which allows for the classification of burden measured by the Burden Interview Scale as low or high; however, by comparing the burden index found in this study with other Brazilian studies, we observed that the scores were similar to those found for Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul State 3 and higher than those found for the city of São Paulo 6,11,12 . Compared to international studies, the burden described in this study is greater than those reported in China and India, showing that in cultures where people are devoted to their elderly people and see caring for them as a family (children or spouse) obligation, caregivers have difficulty admitting any suffering, a characteristic that was more readily apparent among Latin caregivers 2,7,10 . Some characteristics of caregivers found in this study such as female, age below 60, and being the patient's relative were the variables most commonly found in many international studies 1,13,16 .…”
Section: Discussioncontrasting
confidence: 72%
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“…There is no universal benchmark established which allows for the classification of burden measured by the Burden Interview Scale as low or high; however, by comparing the burden index found in this study with other Brazilian studies, we observed that the scores were similar to those found for Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul State 3 and higher than those found for the city of São Paulo 6,11,12 . Compared to international studies, the burden described in this study is greater than those reported in China and India, showing that in cultures where people are devoted to their elderly people and see caring for them as a family (children or spouse) obligation, caregivers have difficulty admitting any suffering, a characteristic that was more readily apparent among Latin caregivers 2,7,10 . Some characteristics of caregivers found in this study such as female, age below 60, and being the patient's relative were the variables most commonly found in many international studies 1,13,16 .…”
Section: Discussioncontrasting
confidence: 72%
“…The redefinition of family roles added to a caregiver's other activities outside the home can lead to emotional, social and financial problems and many diseases. These may get worse if the caregiver is unprepared or as the patient's condition deteriorates, thus imposing a burden 4,5,6,7 .…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Para Giacomin et al 35 , o cuidado do idoso dependente sempre coube à família brasileira, porém, a ausência de especialização, a redução do tamanho das famílias e a participação das mulheres no mercado de trabalho podem gerar uma maior sobrecarga às filhas. Esses resultados confirmam a necessidade de inclusão das famílias no universo dos grupos de convivência de idosos.…”
Section: Discussionunclassified
“…Quando o homem idoso passa a necessitar de cuidados e ajuda, seja financeira, para moradia, autocuidado ou companhia, a família assume papel essencial, sendo citados esposas, filhos, irmãos, sobrinhos e netos. Essa reflexão aumenta a responsabilidade pela sistematização do cuidado domiciliário no nosso meio, pois é necessário dar suporte à família para que ela cuide do idoso dependente Lima-Costa, 2005), como estabelecido na Política Nacional de Saúde da Pessoa Idosa (Brasil, 2006).…”
Section: Teve Um Dia à Noite Aí Veio Uma Dor Danada E Todo O Jeito Qunclassified
“…O momento atual de acelerada transição demográfica nos obriga a repensar os sistemas de cuidado, pois, mais do que um fenômeno biológico, envelhecer é um fato social, cuja elaboração simbólica encontra-se atrelada a um universo social e cultural específico Lima-Costa, 2005;Lima-Costa, 2002). É preciso refletir sobre como garantir qualidade de vida à sociedade, lançando mão de novas tecnologias da engenharia médica e rediscutindo as formas mais adequadas de cuidado, que ultrapassem as questões de consumo geriátrico de interesse do mercado e a extensa teia de proibições e regras que a noção matemática do risco impõe a essa fase da vida Coimbra Jr., 2002).…”
Section: Introductionunclassified