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0107/2024 - Meanings attributed to caring for an older person in the family
Significados atribuídos ao cuidar de uma pessoa idosa na família

Author:

• Deomara Cristina Damasceno Garcia - Garcia, D. C. D. - <deomara@hotmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1711-3330

Co-author(s):

• Wilza Carla Spiri - Spiri, W. C. - <wilza.spiri@unesp.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0838-6633
• José Eduardo Corrente - Corrente, J. E. - <jose.corrente@unesp.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5478-4996
• Alessandro Ferrari Jacinto - Jacinto, A. F. - <alessandrojacinto@uol.com.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1977-5880


Abstract:

The objective of this study was to understand, together with older family caregivers, the meanings attributed to caring for an older adult in the family. The qualitative approach involved a semi-structured interview with three guiding questions for older family caregivers. The participants of the research sample were older family members who take care of their relatives over 60 years old, sick, and/or dependent, ed for convenience, according to the eligibility criteria. Of the 51 participants, 23 were chosen to compose the qualitative study sample. The two categories shown in the Categorical Thematic Content Analysis were also confirmed through Factor Analysis. The first dimension, “Aspects related to Care”, referred to the chronicity of the health of the older adult being cared for. The second dimension, “Aspects related to the Caregiver\'s Quality of Life”, was the category related to the condition of the older adult caregiver. These two unveiled categories covered the meanings attributed to caring for a sick family member, including also thinking about the importance of the role of the older caregiver as an essential agent in the relationship between him and the older cared and the care process.

Keywords:

Caregiver, Family, Older Adult, Quality of Life

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Garcia, D. C. D., Spiri, W. C., Corrente, J. E., Jacinto, A. F.. Meanings attributed to caring for an older person in the family. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2024/Apr). [Citado em 20/06/2025]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/meanings-attributed-to-caring-for-an-older-person-in-the-family/19155



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