FAMÍLIA E TRABALHO: CONCILIAÇÃO PERCECIONADA POR TRABALHADORES EM IDADE AVANÇADA

• Autor(a) principal: Loureiro, Helena Maria Almeida Macedo
• Data de Publicação: 2020
• Outros Autores: Ângelo, Margareth, Mendes, Aida Maria de Oliveira Cruz
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
• Texto Completo: http://web.esenfc.pt/?url=7m5OcGL6
• topic: Aging; Family; Work; Nursing; Occupational health Nursing

Family and Work are mesosystems of human ecological development whose imbalance exposes individuals to a particular adaptive difficulty. To understand the meaning that older workers attach to this dyad may contribute to improve their ability to work and family health. This was a descriptive, qualitative study that used Bardin's content analysis as a methodology. It was conducted in a non-probabilistic sample (n = 62), selected from a population of over 55-year-old health workers, who agreed to participate. The information was obtained by semi-structured interview and analyzed by the WebQda program. Participants perceived the Family as a "safe haven", as it was a source of support and personal fulfillment. The same attribution was not performed by participants who, due to the lack of return and / or isolation / abandonment expressed, pointed out that the family was "absent" in their lives. With respect to work, the gender difference was manifested by the overload perceived by the female gender. When asked about the Family / Work conciliation, the speeches mirrored the way the present time sustains itself in constructions that are lasting from the past. It was concluded that the Family / Work conciliation can adopt different scenarios depending on the meaning that individuals give to both throughout their life experiences and that, particularly in older workers, the intervention of occupational nurses can make the difference, when we want to promote active aging in the workplace.