Caregiver of a family member with disabling chronic diseases: perceptions, motivations and repercussions

• Main Authors: Celso Leonel Silveira (Author), Maria de Lourdes Denardin Budó (Author), Fernanda Machado da Silva (Author), Vânia Lúcia Durgante (Author), Simone Wünsch (Author), Bruna Sodré Simon (Author), Margot Agathe Seiffert (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, 2012-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: identify the family caregiver perceptions and motivations, as well as the impact on his life of care provided to familiar with disabling chronic illness. Method: it is a qualitative exploratory and descriptive research conducted in the South of Brazil, with ten caregivers, chosen by drawi...