Caring for the Elderly in a LTCF in Perspective Elderly Care Professionals

Authors

  • Mariana Pedroza Silva USP
  • Deusivania Vieira da Silva Falcão Universidade de São Paulo - Escola de Artes, Ciências e Humanidades (USP-EACH)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2014v17i3p111-131

Keywords:

Caregivers, Seniors, Institution For The Aged ( LTCF).

Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate the perspective of formal caregivers notions about what being an elder. The research involved 40 professional caregivers are married and aged between 26 to 60 years most. We used a questionnaire with open questions and responses were analyzed using the technique proposed by Bardin. The results showed that the most prominent subcategories were favorable conceptions of what being an elderly person.

Author Biographies

Mariana Pedroza Silva, USP

Graduação em Gerontologia na Escola de Artes, Ciências e Humanidades (EACH-USP).

 

Deusivania Vieira da Silva Falcão, Universidade de São Paulo - Escola de Artes, Ciências e Humanidades (USP-EACH)

Professora Doutora da Universidade de São Paulo - Escola de Artes, Ciências e Humanidades (USP-EACH). Doutora em Psicologia pela Universidade de Brasília (UnB). Psicóloga e Mestra em Psicologia Social pela Universidade Federal da Paraíba (UFPB).

 

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Published

2014-09-30

How to Cite

Silva, M. P., & Falcão, D. V. da S. (2014). Caring for the Elderly in a LTCF in Perspective Elderly Care Professionals. Revista Kairós-Gerontologia, 17(3), 111–131. https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2014v17i3p111-131

Issue

Vol. 17 No. 3 (2014)

Section

Papers

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