2010
DOI: 10.1590/s0104-11692010000100004
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Household arrangements of the elder elderly

Abstract: The aging context of the elder elderly needs to be taken into account, due to the redefinition of family as a social institution. This is an epidemiological, cross-sectional study that characterized the household arrangements of 147 elder elderly living in Ribeirão Preto, SP, through home interviews. The age range between 80 and 84 years predominated. The majority receives a retirement benefit ranging from one to three minimum wages, and owns their house. On the average, they have 4.08 children and live with 2… Show more

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“…Other demographic data presented were corroborated by results obtained from national studies (18)(19)(20) . The presence of the caregiver in the home was justified by the dependency for care they presented, also identified by Amendola et al (21) .…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 79%
“…Other demographic data presented were corroborated by results obtained from national studies (18)(19)(20) . The presence of the caregiver in the home was justified by the dependency for care they presented, also identified by Amendola et al (21) .…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 79%
“…O grau de incapacidade física e de necessidade financeira dos idosos é um importante determinante de corresidência com filhos e netos, assim como a variável sexo 3 . As viúvas com necessidade de assistência física e cognitiva e com rendimentos insuficientes são o maior contingente entre os idosos que vivem com a família de um filho ou filha, ao passo que a maioria dos homens idosos vive com a esposa ou companheira da mesma idade, ou com mulheres mais jovens, com quem se uniram em segundas núpcias 4,5 . Outra razão pela qual os idosos residem com os descendentes é a necessidade econômica de filhos e netos, aos quais os idosos podem oferecer moradia e dinheiro para a subsistência.…”
Section: Introductionunclassified
“…Um maior número de pessoas no domicílio pode influenciar positivamente o apoio afetivo e emocional aos idosos 14 e pode oferecer auxílio instrumental e material 5,15 . A coabitação é uma estraté-gia que geralmente beneficia os idosos e seus descendentes, embora algumas famílias sejam incapazes de proporcionar o suporte necessário a idosos dependentes e outras proporcionem excesso de ajuda, estimulando a dependência ou gerando desconforto psicológico para os idosos 16 .…”
Section: Introductionunclassified
“…This means a more elevated increase in the elderly population compared to other age groups (1) .In Brazil, population aging is a reflex of the age expectation increase due to advancements in the health field and the reduction in the birth rate; in addition, it is followed by changes in family structures and roles and in work patterns and immigration (2)(3) . Along with changes in the age structure of the population, epidemiologic changes are observed, with a change of the main causes of death, from acute parasitic diseases to chronic non-communicable non-communicable diseases (CNCD) (4) .…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%