Home caregiver of elderly patients with Alzheimer’s disease

This is a case study with the objective of understanding the daily home care in the perspective of family caregiver of elderly with Alzheimer's disease. The study was carried out with a family caregiver resident in the city of Alfenas-MG, Brazil, from May to June 2010, through interview with gu...

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Main Authors: Rafaelle Lins Barbosa, Jurandir Miranda de Morais, Zélia Marilda Rodrigues Resck, Eliza Maria Rezende Dázio
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Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal do Ceará 2012-10-01
Series:Rev Rene
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Online Access:https://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/4139
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Jurandir Miranda de Morais
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description This is a case study with the objective of understanding the daily home care in the perspective of family caregiver of elderly with Alzheimer's disease. The study was carried out with a family caregiver resident in the city of Alfenas-MG, Brazil, from May to June 2010, through interview with guiding question. We identified two categories: the care of the patient with Alzheimer's and the caregiver of the patient with Alzheimer's. We learned that the caregiver in daily care is devoted fulltime, experiences financial difficulties and of conviviality with the behavior changes of the patient, reflecting in daily overload that compromises leisure and causes health problems, seeking support in faith. Knowing the difficulties faced by the caregiver enables the health team to plan and implement support strategies for the caregiver to face the relative's chronic condition.
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spelling doaj-art-cbd3a34e392e4ee6be9642c66d41408f2025-08-21T13:30:00ZengUniversidade Federal do CearáRev Rene1517-38522175-67832012-10-01135Home caregiver of elderly patients with Alzheimer’s diseaseRafaelle Lins BarbosaJurandir Miranda de MoraisZélia Marilda Rodrigues ResckEliza Maria Rezende DázioThis is a case study with the objective of understanding the daily home care in the perspective of family caregiver of elderly with Alzheimer's disease. The study was carried out with a family caregiver resident in the city of Alfenas-MG, Brazil, from May to June 2010, through interview with guiding question. We identified two categories: the care of the patient with Alzheimer's and the caregiver of the patient with Alzheimer's. We learned that the caregiver in daily care is devoted fulltime, experiences financial difficulties and of conviviality with the behavior changes of the patient, reflecting in daily overload that compromises leisure and causes health problems, seeking support in faith. Knowing the difficulties faced by the caregiver enables the health team to plan and implement support strategies for the caregiver to face the relative's chronic condition.https://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/4139Alzheimer DiseaseHome NursingAged
spellingShingle Rafaelle Lins Barbosa
Jurandir Miranda de Morais
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Eliza Maria Rezende Dázio
Home caregiver of elderly patients with Alzheimer’s disease
Rev Rene
Alzheimer Disease
Home Nursing
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title Home caregiver of elderly patients with Alzheimer’s disease
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title_short Home caregiver of elderly patients with Alzheimer’s disease
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topic Alzheimer Disease
Home Nursing
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url https://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/4139
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