Publication
Sobrecarga do cuidador informal de idosos dependentes no concelho de Angra do HeroĆsmo
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Abstract(s)
Todos nĆ³s queremos sociedades desenvolvidas, todos querem ter qualidade de vida, todos ambicionam viver muitos anos, no entanto as sociedades ainda nĆ£o criaram mecanismos para enfrentar sem ruptura a problemĆ”tica do envelhecimento. Esta deverĆ” ser uma preocupaĆ§Ć£o dos governos, mas tambĆ©m da sociedade civil, principalmente numa altura em que se acentua a designada Ā«explosĆ£o demogrĆ”fica da terceira idadeĀ». Estamos perante uma realidade que consiste precisamente no aumento cada vez maior do nĆŗmero de idosos e a necessidade de haver alguĆ©m que cuide dessa populaĆ§Ć£o, muitas vezes em condiƧƵes difĆceis resultantes das contingĆŖncias da idade, como seja o caso de doenƧas, dificuldades de mobilidade e dificuldades cognitivas. Foi nossa intenĆ§Ć£o desenvolver um estudo que pudesse reflectir como o cuidar de alguĆ©m debilitado, representa geralmente uma obrigaĆ§Ć£o ou uma forma de retribuiĆ§Ć£o sentimental que pode levar a situaƧƵes de sobrecarga. Este estudo situa-se no paradigma quantitativo, sendo de natureza descritiva, exploratĆ³rio, observacional e transversal. Para a recolha de dados foi utilizada uma amostra nĆ£o probabilĆstica constituĆda por cento e quarenta e trĆŖs cuidadores informais em que na sua maioria sĆ£o do sexo feminino, com idades compreendidas entre os quarenta e cinco anos e os cinquenta e quatro anos de idade, tendo como ocupaĆ§Ć£o as actividades domĆ©sticas. Ao longo deste estudo tentamos obter respostas validadas Ć questĆ£o colocada Ā«Quais os nĆveis de sobrecarga do cuidador informal dos idosos dependentes do Concelho de Angra do HeroĆsmoĀ», constatando que os principais resultados sĆ£o semelhantes a outros estudos. Constatou-se ao longo do estudo que existe uma relaĆ§Ć£o directa entre o grau de dependĆŖncia nas Actividades BĆ”sicas de Vida DiĆ”ria/Actividades Instrumentais de Vida e os nĆŗmeros de sobrecarga apresentados pelos cuidadores, revelando uma relaĆ§Ć£o directa entre o aumento de dependĆŖncia e o nĆvel de sobrecarga.
ABSTRACT: We all want to developed societies, everyone wants to have quality of life, all aspire to live many years, but companies have not yet established mechanisms to deal with without breaking the problem of aging. We are facing a reality that is precisely the continuing increase in the number of elderly and the need for someone to care for this population, often in difficult conditions resulting from the contingencies of old, as is the case of diseases, mobility difficulties and cognitive difficulties. It was our intention to develop a study that could reflect on how the care of someone debilitated generally represents a bond or a sentimental form of consideration that can lead to overload situations. This study lies in the quantitative paradigm, being descriptive, exploratory, observational and transversal. For data collection we used a non-probabilistic sample consisting of one hundred forty-three informal caregivers that they are mostly female, aged forty-five and fifty-four years old, with the home occupation activities. Throughout this study we try to get validated responses to the question "What levels of informal caregiver burden for dependent elderly in the municipality of Angra do HeroĆsmo", noting that the main results are similar to other studies. It was found during the study that there is a direct relationship between the degree of dependence in Basic Activities of Daily Living / Instrumental Activities of Life and the numbers presented by caregivers overload, revealing a direct relationship between increased dependency and level of overhead.
ABSTRACT: We all want to developed societies, everyone wants to have quality of life, all aspire to live many years, but companies have not yet established mechanisms to deal with without breaking the problem of aging. We are facing a reality that is precisely the continuing increase in the number of elderly and the need for someone to care for this population, often in difficult conditions resulting from the contingencies of old, as is the case of diseases, mobility difficulties and cognitive difficulties. It was our intention to develop a study that could reflect on how the care of someone debilitated generally represents a bond or a sentimental form of consideration that can lead to overload situations. This study lies in the quantitative paradigm, being descriptive, exploratory, observational and transversal. For data collection we used a non-probabilistic sample consisting of one hundred forty-three informal caregivers that they are mostly female, aged forty-five and fifty-four years old, with the home occupation activities. Throughout this study we try to get validated responses to the question "What levels of informal caregiver burden for dependent elderly in the municipality of Angra do HeroĆsmo", noting that the main results are similar to other studies. It was found during the study that there is a direct relationship between the degree of dependence in Basic Activities of Daily Living / Instrumental Activities of Life and the numbers presented by caregivers overload, revealing a direct relationship between increased dependency and level of overhead.
Description
DissertaĆ§Ć£o de Mestrado em Gerontologia Social
Keywords
Cuidador Informal Gerontologia Idoso Dependente Caregiver Elderly Dependent Informal Caregiver
Pedagogical Context
Citation
Morais, Ana Cristina Fernandes Vieira. "Sobrecarga do cuidador informal de idosos dependentes no concelho de Angra do HeroĆsmo". 2012. 111 p.. (DissertaĆ§Ć£o de Mestrado em Gerontologia Social). Angra do HeroĆsmo: Universidade dos AƧores, 2011.