Family caregivers of dependent elderly people: living with losses
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https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2019v22i4p395-415Keywords:
Family caregiver, Dependent elderly person, Family burden.Abstract
This article aims to investigate the experience of the main female family caregiver of the elderly dependent. A qualitative study was carried out, in which eight main family caregivers were interviewed. From the discursive material, five categories of analysis emerged. It is concluded that the experience of caring for dependent elderly people generates physical and emotional overload, with losses in the personal, family and social spheres of the family caregiver's life.Downloads
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2019-12-30
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Palma, D. A., Magalhães, A. S., & Monteiro, M. C. (2019). Family caregivers of dependent elderly people: living with losses. Revista Kairós-Gerontologia, 22(4), 395–415. https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2019v22i4p395-415
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