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A esperança média de vida tem vindo a aumentar; contudo, a longevidade é acompanhada por doenças crónicas, como é o caso da doença de Alzheimer. Esta doença do foro cognitivo tem grande incidência na sociedade atual e apresenta especificidades próprias, exigindo estratégias que visem a proteção do idoso mas também o bem-estar dos seus cuidadores.
Esta investigação propõe perceber como se processam as competências, dificuldades e/ou necessidades dos cuidadores formais de idosos com a doença de Alzheimer, em lares de idosos. O objetivo é descobrir como esses cuidadores lidam com os idosos na sua esfera profissional, isto é, o seu ofício de cuidar, o seu desempenho, as suas opiniões e emoções resultantes da sua atividade profissional.
Os objetivos deste estudo passam por analisar as condições que os lares da terceira idade possuem para dar apoio aos cuidadores formais que cuidam dos idosos com a doença de Alzheimer e averiguar as competências, dificuldades e/ou necessidades com as quais os cuidadores formais se deparam ao cuidar de idosos com essa doença.
Foram realizadas 14 entrevistas semiestruturadas aos cuidadores formais, de várias categorias profissionais, de três instituições da terceira idade de municípios do distrito de Bragança e duas observações não participantes nas mesmas instituições.
Os resultados obtidos sugerem a existência de competências, mas também de dificuldades ao cuidar de doentes com a doença de Alzheimer, sendo neste sentido apontadas algumas das necessidades que visam o apoio aos cuidadores formais de idosos com a doença de Alzheimer nestas instituições.
The average life expectancy has increased; however, longevity may be accompanied by chronic diseases, such as Alzheimer's Disease. This disease of cognitive disorders has a big impact on contemporary society and requires specific, demanding strategies to protect the elderly but also the well-being of their caregivers. This research proposes to understand the processing of skills, difficulties and / or needs of the formal caregivers of older people with Alzheimer's Disease in nursing homes. The objective is to find out how these caregivers deal with the elderly in their professional sphere, that is, their task of caregiving, their performance, their opinions and emotions resulting from their professional activity. The objectives of this study include the analysis of the conditions that nursing homes have to support the formal caregivers who care for the elderly with Alzheimer's disease and the verification of the skills, difficulties and / or requirements which the formal caregivers face when caring for older people with this disease. 14 semi-structured interviews were conducted with formal caregivers in various professional categories, in three older people’s homes of municipalities of Bragança district, and two non-participant observations in the same institutions. The results suggest the existence of skills but also difficulties when caring for patients with Alzheimer's disease, and in this sense some of the needs that support formal caregivers of older people with Alzheimer's Disease in these institutions.
The average life expectancy has increased; however, longevity may be accompanied by chronic diseases, such as Alzheimer's Disease. This disease of cognitive disorders has a big impact on contemporary society and requires specific, demanding strategies to protect the elderly but also the well-being of their caregivers. This research proposes to understand the processing of skills, difficulties and / or needs of the formal caregivers of older people with Alzheimer's Disease in nursing homes. The objective is to find out how these caregivers deal with the elderly in their professional sphere, that is, their task of caregiving, their performance, their opinions and emotions resulting from their professional activity. The objectives of this study include the analysis of the conditions that nursing homes have to support the formal caregivers who care for the elderly with Alzheimer's disease and the verification of the skills, difficulties and / or requirements which the formal caregivers face when caring for older people with this disease. 14 semi-structured interviews were conducted with formal caregivers in various professional categories, in three older people’s homes of municipalities of Bragança district, and two non-participant observations in the same institutions. The results suggest the existence of skills but also difficulties when caring for patients with Alzheimer's disease, and in this sense some of the needs that support formal caregivers of older people with Alzheimer's Disease in these institutions.
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Cuidadores Formais Cuidar Distrito de Bragança. Doença de Alzheimer Lares de Terceira Idade