2014
DOI: 10.17060/ijodaep/2014.n2.v1.028
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Sobrecarga dos cuidadores informais de idosos dependentes: caraterísticas relativas ao cuidador

Abstract: RESUMOO aumento da esperança de vida, do número de idosos e do número de idosos dependentes (ID's), requer a articulação de diversos cuidados formais e informais. Reconhece-se o papel dos cuidadores informais (CI's) e, também, no âmbito da saúde, a importância da visitação domiciliária. Nesta, geralmente, a atenção da equipa centra-se no idoso dependente (ID), relegando para segundo plano o cuidador informal. Este, pela responsabilidade assumida, pode padecer de uma sobrecarga com efeitos nefastos em diferente… Show more

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“…The profile of family caregivers was defined in both groups, with the mode being female (72% and 78%). The mean age is close to 63 years, a result similar to other studies [7,[24][25][26]. Most are married women and daughters who live with their parents, as other studies have shown [7,[27][28][29].…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 86%
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“…The profile of family caregivers was defined in both groups, with the mode being female (72% and 78%). The mean age is close to 63 years, a result similar to other studies [7,[24][25][26]. Most are married women and daughters who live with their parents, as other studies have shown [7,[27][28][29].…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 86%
“…Regarding the "daily hours dedicated to care" in the two client systems, the most frequent category is "more than 10 hours a day," which is identical to what was found in other studies [24,26].…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 85%
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“…Thus, the following aspects are underlined: (1) the elderly dependence resulting from his/her condition and the care/tasks that it implies; (2) the lack of knowledge, information or training to deal with the situation; (3) the lack of support (social, economic, family), including the government; (4) the demand for tasks, schedule, responsibilities; and, (5) the, usually, long duration of care. Moreover, the caregiver's characteristics are also pointed out, such as education, profession, age and coping strategies, as well as the characteristics of the elderly (Brito, 2002;Cruz et al, 2010;Soares, 2017). So, overload represents a negative implication caused by too many stressful events for the informal caregiver.…”
Section: Stress In Informal Caregivers Of Elderly Peoplementioning
confidence: 99%
“…O cuidado formal pode ser realizado por empresas especializadas ou por profissionais de formação específica, devidamente capacitados e que recebem uma remuneração fixa para desempenhar tal função. Já o informal, geralmente é realizado por membros familiares ou vizinhos no seu ambiente domiciliar, sem remuneração e, na maioria das vezes, sem nenhum tipo de formação ou capacitação [4].…”
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