DOI: 10.11606/d.17.2005.tde-03102006-144231
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"Características dos cuidadores de idosos dependentes no contexto da Saúde da Família"

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“…Care in such cases is generally provided by family members, mostly women, which strengthens the role of the family as the primary source of social support and informal care [14][15][16][17]. In the present study, the predominance of female caregivers, aged 51 to 60 years old with a low level of education is in agreement with data described in previous studies [17,18].…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 91%
“…Care in such cases is generally provided by family members, mostly women, which strengthens the role of the family as the primary source of social support and informal care [14][15][16][17]. In the present study, the predominance of female caregivers, aged 51 to 60 years old with a low level of education is in agreement with data described in previous studies [17,18].…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 91%
“…Other authors 17,18 claim that the vast majority of informal care givers never had any kind of career guidance and no training on the implementation of activities relating to care; having acquired knowledge in practice based on mistakes and successes. Still support with this assertive, the authors 18 say that care and promote health education at home is one of the biggest tasks for the nurse and the multidisciplinary team specialized in health, because health education is a dynamic process which aims at the empowerment of individuals and/or groups in pursuit of improving the health conditions of the population.…”
Section: Introduction Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…17 The overload of the caregiver is considered as a negative acute care, which arises when new demands are made or when care demands of existing care intensifies. Caregivers unable to adapt or modify their strategies to meet the demands of care experience the experience of overload.…”
Section: Introduction Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…É frequentemente observada a presença de demência, fraturas de quadril, sequelas de acidente vascular cerebral, doenças reumatológicas e deficiências visuais na população idosa 1,2 . O cuidado aos idosos dependentes é debatido em diversos países de forma diferente.…”
Section: Introductionunclassified
“…Em alguns países, o cuidado é predominantemente familiar e, em outros, os encargos ficam por conta do Estado. No Brasil, o cuidado tem sido prestado por um sistema de suporte informal, que inclui familiares, amigos, vizinhos e membros da comunidade, cujas atividades são, em geral, prestadas voluntariamente, sem remuneração 1,2 . O Estado garante, por meio da Política Nacional do Idoso em vigor desde 1994 e do Estatuto do Idoso em vigor desde 2003, a promoção do envelhecimento saudável, a manutenção e a melhoria da capacidade funcional dos idosos, a prevenção de doenças, a recuperação da saúde dos que adoecem e a reabilitação daqueles que venham a ter a sua capacidade funcional restringida, de modo a garantir-lhes permanência no meio em que vivem, exercendo de forma independente suas funções na sociedade 3,4,5 .…”
Section: Introductionunclassified