Transition of care for the elderly after cerebrovascular accidents - from hospital to the home Transición del cuidado del adulto mayor despues del accidente cerebral vascular del hospital para casa Transição do cuidado com o idoso após acidente vascular cerebral do hospital para casa

• Main Authors: Rosalina Aparecida Partezani Rodrigues (Author), Sueli Marques (Author), Luciana Kusumota (Author), Emanuella Barros dos Santos (Author), Jack Roberto da Silva Fhon (Author), Suzele Cristina Coelho Fabrício-Wehbe (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2013-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: to examine the transition of care in families caring for elderly persons who suffered the first episode of a cerebrovascular accident. METHODOLOGY: an instrumental ethnographic case study was used. The sample comprised 20 subjects: 10 caregivers and 10 elderly persons aged 65 or over, of...