Self-care to elderly after cerebrovascular accident: caregiver and academics experiences
Objective: understand the experiences of the caregiver and multidisciplinary health academics toward the developmentof self-care at home for elderly after cerebrovascular accident. Methods: qualitative study with the use of semi-structuredinterviews with six caregivers and eight academics whose data...
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Universidade Federal do Ceará,
2015-11-01T00:00:00Z.
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| Summary: | Objective: understand the experiences of the caregiver and multidisciplinary health academics toward the developmentof self-care at home for elderly after cerebrovascular accident. Methods: qualitative study with the use of semi-structuredinterviews with six caregivers and eight academics whose data were analyzed in the light of the Phenomenology. Results:three categories emerged: living with the challenges and limitations imposed on the caregiver and on the person being cared;the professional being and the technic conservatism; the multidisciplinary team at home: experiences with the caregiver andthe person being cared. Conclusion: caregivers of elderly who went through cerebrovascular accident need more supportand guidance for conducting home care, they need a plan of care to facilitate and encourage self-care, minimizing the burdenincurred to the caregiver. Multidisciplinary academics displayed a technical view. This demonstrates the need for change inacademic education with more focus on a holistic and humanistic view of care. |
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| Item Description: | 10.15253/2175-6783.2015000500009 1517-3852 2175-6783 |