Family caregiver of older adults and Cultural Care in Nursing care

Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem

关键词: Caregivers;    Family;    Older Adult;    Nursing Theory;    Culture;   

DOI  :  10.1590/0034-7167-2017-0105

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

ABSTRACTObjective: To analyze the experiences of family caregivers of dependent older adults, who show performance overload and emotional distress, using the Theory of Culture Care.Method: Qualitative study with nine caregivers of home care dependent older adults, based on Grounded Theory.Results: The findings allowed the identification of potentialities and frailties in the context of family home care and subsidizing the construction of a theoretical scheme resulting from the analysis of possibilities of the nursing care practice according to the culture, through the three modes of action: maintenance, adjustment and repatterning of cultural care.Final considerations: Respecting the cultural values and family beliefs, the nurse can help to institute mutually established changes, promoting a better quality in the nursing care relationship and a relief to the strain of the role of the caregiver.

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