Influence of home care services on caregivers' burden and satisfaction

Abstract

Practical strategies for providing home care services should be developed through a concrete assessment of the family dynamics and the needs of family caregivers. Health professionals should play a pivotal role in performing the assessment and in developing interventions to strengthen supportive family functioning.

Older Brazilian caregivers and their lived experiences of caring—A hermeneutic phenomenological study

“…Resilience in caring for others was also observed among caregivers who had strong family relationships. The results indicate that the burden of and satisfaction with care are not necessarily associated with the offer of support services; however, care may lead to satisfaction, despite the overload, when there is the presence of another caregiver, in caregivers with higher education levels, and particularly in situations in which family life is satisfactory (Kim & Yeon, ).…”

“…A study (Kim & Yeon, ) showed that the support of home care services was not significant to reduce overload and to bring satisfaction to caregivers. A functional family was the most significant factor for such satisfaction, since the home care service does not provide the necessary support.…”

“…One study showed that informal caregivers who are excessively burdened displayed the following characteristics: the caregivers lived with the people receiving care, were wives, had children with the person being cared for, worked more than 40 hours a week, cared primarily for people with dementia, depression, diabetes, cancer and difficulty moving (Chen, Chen, & Chu, 2015). Furthermore, other studies demonstrated that the burden of older caregivers was associated with decreased physical and mental health and learning difficulties (Kim & Yeon 2016). These effects were associated with greater dependency on the cared for person (Gratão et al, 2013).…”

A vivência do contexto domiciliar por familiares e profissionais de saúde

“…23 A sobrecarga física e emocional percebida pelos cuidadores familiares no desenvolvimento do CD pode ocasionar no adoecimento dos familiares cuidadores, em interrupções no seu estilo de vida e restrições nas atividades de lazer e trabalho do cuidador familiar, levando ao isolamento social. 24…”

Sobrecarga de cuidadores familiares de idosos com depressão: estratégias de intervenções

“…O SAD deve avaliar a dinâmica familiar e as necessidades dos cuidadores e, os profissionais de saúde devem desempenhar um papel fundamental nas intervenções, com o propósito de fortalecer o funcionamento da família e oferecer apoio 38 . Outra possibilidade de intervenções foram: implementação de Home Care (HC), de forma organizada, que é uma modalidade de atenção fundamental para o cuidado de idosos e sua rede informal 39 .…”