MICRO-COSTING OF THE DIRECT LABOR OF PAID HOME CARE WORKERS: A SINGLE CASE STUDY
Objective: To calculate the average direct costs related to the labor of a paid home caregiver in carrying out the procedures that make up comprehensive care for a dependent elderly woman. Method: quantitative, exploratory-descriptive micro-costing, in the form of a single case study, with data co...
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Objective: To calculate the average direct costs related to the labor of a paid home caregiver in carrying out the procedures that make up comprehensive care for a dependent elderly woman.
Method: quantitative, exploratory-descriptive micro-costing, in the form of a single case study, with data collected from August to September 2023 in a residence in a municipality in São Paulo, Brazil.
Results: the average costs were US$ 0.39 for upper airway aspiration; US$ 1.41 for bed baths, bed-making, and dressing; US$ 0.43 for enteral catheter diet; US$ 0.07 for eye hygiene; US$ 0.13 for oral hygiene; US$ 0.15 for washing hair in bed; US$ 0.08 for enteral catheter medication; US$ 0.07 for decubitus changes; US$ 0.17 for diaper changes. It amounted to US$6.37/day.
Conclusion: The contribution of this study is to propose a rational basis for establishing a fair price for procedures that are part of comprehensive care for the dependent elderly, carried out by paid home caregivers.
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| spelling | doaj-art-d402b1ad5e1e4423972729d12e977aa12025-08-20T01:47:21ZengUniversidade Federal do ParanáCogitare Enfermagem1414-85362176-91332024-07-0129MICRO-COSTING OF THE DIRECT LABOR OF PAID HOME CARE WORKERS: A SINGLE CASE STUDYCátia Correia LimaAntônio Fernandes Costa Lima Objective: To calculate the average direct costs related to the labor of a paid home caregiver in carrying out the procedures that make up comprehensive care for a dependent elderly woman. Method: quantitative, exploratory-descriptive micro-costing, in the form of a single case study, with data collected from August to September 2023 in a residence in a municipality in São Paulo, Brazil. Results: the average costs were US$ 0.39 for upper airway aspiration; US$ 1.41 for bed baths, bed-making, and dressing; US$ 0.43 for enteral catheter diet; US$ 0.07 for eye hygiene; US$ 0.13 for oral hygiene; US$ 0.15 for washing hair in bed; US$ 0.08 for enteral catheter medication; US$ 0.07 for decubitus changes; US$ 0.17 for diaper changes. It amounted to US$6.37/day. Conclusion: The contribution of this study is to propose a rational basis for establishing a fair price for procedures that are part of comprehensive care for the dependent elderly, carried out by paid home caregivers. https://revistas.ufpr.br/cogitare/article/view/95807AgedCaregiversActivities of Daily LivingDirect Service CostsCost Control. |
| spellingShingle | Cátia Correia Lima Antônio Fernandes Costa Lima MICRO-COSTING OF THE DIRECT LABOR OF PAID HOME CARE WORKERS: A SINGLE CASE STUDY Cogitare Enfermagem Aged Caregivers Activities of Daily Living Direct Service Costs Cost Control. |
| title | MICRO-COSTING OF THE DIRECT LABOR OF PAID HOME CARE WORKERS: A SINGLE CASE STUDY |
| title_full | MICRO-COSTING OF THE DIRECT LABOR OF PAID HOME CARE WORKERS: A SINGLE CASE STUDY |
| title_fullStr | MICRO-COSTING OF THE DIRECT LABOR OF PAID HOME CARE WORKERS: A SINGLE CASE STUDY |
| title_full_unstemmed | MICRO-COSTING OF THE DIRECT LABOR OF PAID HOME CARE WORKERS: A SINGLE CASE STUDY |
| title_short | MICRO-COSTING OF THE DIRECT LABOR OF PAID HOME CARE WORKERS: A SINGLE CASE STUDY |
| title_sort | micro costing of the direct labor of paid home care workers a single case study |
| topic | Aged Caregivers Activities of Daily Living Direct Service Costs Cost Control. |
| url | https://revistas.ufpr.br/cogitare/article/view/95807 |
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