Family caregiver of elderly with Alzheimer’s Disease

• Autor(a) principal: Anjos, Karla Ferraz dos
• Data de Publicação: 2017
• Outros Autores: Boery, Rita Narriman Silva de Oliveira, Santos, Vanessa Cruz, Boery, Eduardo Nagib, Santa Rosa, Darci de Oliveira
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Saúde e Pesquisa (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.unicesumar.edu.br/index.php/saudpesq/article/view/5750
• topic: Caregivers; Insanity; Alzheimer’s disease; Family; Aged.; Cuidadores; Família; Idoso; Demência; Doença de Alzheimer.; Cuidadores; Demência; Doença de Alzheimer; Família; Idoso.

Population aging has brought demands on families, such as home care of the elderly affected by a disease. This paper aims to describe the care by a man who is family caregiver of an elderly with Alzheimer’s disease. It is a qualitative research, of single case study, carried out with a man who is caregiver of na elderly woman. The results show that the caregiver fully dedicates to the care to the elderly, and he does not receive guidelines of health professionals to help him in this activity. The decision to take care is influenced by the (co)living of son and mother and because there is no other person available. Its continuity is based on acknowledgment that other people live similar situations. Feelings, like love, satisfaction, obligation and coexistence emerge with Alzheimer’s disease. These are influenced by the recognition that other people also experience similar situations. It is concluded that the assumption of responsibility for the care of the elderly causes implications, such as economic, in the daily care of the caregiver and the elderly.