Cuidador formal domiciliar de idosos: vínculos, caracterizações e aspectos psicodinâmicos
Cuidador formal domiciliar de idosos: vínculos, caracterizações e aspectos psicodinâmicos
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.22533/at.ed.82081132511124
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Palavras-chave: Cuidador Formal. Velhice. Fragilidade. Qualidade de Vida. Técnica Projetiva.
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Keywords: Formal Caregiver. Old Age. Fragility. Quality of Life. Projective Technique.
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Abstract: Population aging has increased progressively and due to the changes in the family landscape, it has been recruited to hire professionals trained to care for the elderly. This research had as main objective, to understand how the formal home caregivers conceive the relationship with the elderly under their responsibility. Fifteen formal female caregivers aged 25-59 years, who were caring for the same elderly for at least six months, participated in the study. It is a descriptive, exploratory and cross-sectional study. For the data collection, the participants' characterization script was applied and then the Projective Drawings-Story with Theme technique was performed. A semi-directed interview was conducted and, finally, the WHOQOL-Bref Quality of Life Scale was applied. According to the results, the participants have a good perception of their quality of life, emphasizing the Physical Domain. In the relationship with the elderly care, positive aspects such as companionship and friendship were highlighted and the need to provide comfort and well-being was emphasized. Ambivalent characteristics related to the elderly perceived as active and fragile were observed. Regarding the perception of the caregivers on the work they carry out, an idealization of the caregiver function was observed, although there are negative aspects, the positive aspects are highlighted as a way of dealing with work overload.
- Rilza Xavier Marigliano