Men as informal caregivers of dependent older adults in Brazil
Girliani Silva de Sousa,
Maria Cecília de Souza Minayo,
Raimunda Magalhães da Silva
et al.
Abstract:The objective of study was to understand the motivations and implications of care given by men for dependent elderly family members. Qualitative research happened between July and December 2018 in six cities in the five Brazilian regions, interviewing 11 men who perform tasks as informal caregivers. The men assumed this task because the women’s exhaustion and sickness, added to affective and marital reciprocity. Their sons expressed discomfort in taking personal care of their parents, while the spouses had dif… Show more
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