0249/2020 - “A gente não é de ferro”: Vivências de cuidadores familiares sobre o cuidado com idosos dependentes no Brasil “We are humans after all”: Family caregivers’ experience of caring for dependent older people in Brazil
O artigo visa compreender a vivência dos(as) cuidadores(as) familiarescom a pessoa idosa dependente no Brasil, bem como entender as consequências dos cuidados de idosos dependentes na vida do cuidador familiar. Estudo multicêntrico, de caráter qualitativo, com referencial teórico hermenêutico-dialético.Foram realizadasentrevistas em profundidade com 84 cuidadores familiares nas cidades de Brasília, Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte, Fortaleza, Teresina, Porto Alegre, Araranguáe Manaus. Da análise temática,emergiram três categorias: motivações para assumir o papel de cuidador; influências na vida do cuidador familiar; e modalidades de enfrentamento e de cuidado de si. O cuidado assumido é influenciado pelas relações afetivas com o idoso e pela responsabilidade ética e, também, moral.As influências dizem respeito a despreparo para o cuidado, dificuldades financeiras, cerceamento da liberdadee problemas de saúde física e mental. A religião, a espiritualidade, a alternância entre os cuidadores familiares no cuidado e o aprendizado sobre essas tarefas foram estratégias de enfrentamento. A mulher predomina no ato de cuidar por motivações culturais, éticas e morais.Mas frequentementefalta de orientaçãoaos cuidadores familiares que precisam de umarede de apoioe proteção.
Palavras-chave:
Cuidadores Familiares.Idoso Fragilizado.Cuidado.
Abstract:
This paper aims to understand the experiences of family caregivers with dependent older adults in Brazil and the consequences of caring for dependent older adults in the family caregiver’s life. This is a qualitative multicenter study employing dialectical hermeneutics as a theoretical framework. In-depth interviews were conducted with 84 family caregivers in Brasília, Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte, Fortaleza, Teresina, Porto Alegre, and Araranguá, and Manaus. The thematic analysis yielded three categories: motivations for taking on the caregiving role, influences on the family caregiver’s life, coping, and self-care modalities. The care assumed is influenced by affective relationships with older adults and ethical and moral responsibilities. The influences are related to the lack of preparation for caregiving, financial hardship, restricted freedom, and physical and mental health problems. Coping strategies were religion, spirituality, turn-taking between family caregivers, and learning about the tasks. Women predominate in caregiving due to cultural, ethical, and moral reasons. However, family caregivers often lack guidance and require protection and a support network.
“We are humans after all”: Family caregivers’ experience of caring for dependent older people in Brazil
Resumo (abstract):
This paper aims to understand the experiences of family caregivers with dependent older adults in Brazil and the consequences of caring for dependent older adults in the family caregiver’s life. This is a qualitative multicenter study employing dialectical hermeneutics as a theoretical framework. In-depth interviews were conducted with 84 family caregivers in Brasília, Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte, Fortaleza, Teresina, Porto Alegre, and Araranguá, and Manaus. The thematic analysis yielded three categories: motivations for taking on the caregiving role, influences on the family caregiver’s life, coping, and self-care modalities. The care assumed is influenced by affective relationships with older adults and ethical and moral responsibilities. The influences are related to the lack of preparation for caregiving, financial hardship, restricted freedom, and physical and mental health problems. Coping strategies were religion, spirituality, turn-taking between family caregivers, and learning about the tasks. Women predominate in caregiving due to cultural, ethical, and moral reasons. However, family caregivers often lack guidance and require protection and a support network.
Sousa, G.S, Silva, R.M, Reinaldo, A.M.S, Soares, SM, Gutierrez, D.M.D, Figueiredo, M. L. F.. “A gente não é de ferro”: Vivências de cuidadores familiares sobre o cuidado com idosos dependentes no Brasil. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2020/ago). [Citado em 24/12/2024].
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