Experience of family caregivers of elderly people with fall antecedent
International Journal of Development Research
Experience of family caregivers of elderly people with fall antecedent
Received 25th November, 2017; Received in revised form 23rd December, 2017; Accepted 09th January, 2018; Published online 28th February, 2018
Copyright © 2018, Rublana Cardoso de Oliveira Carvalho et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Elderly people with fall antecedent demand intense care during and after rehabilitation, which can lead to physical and psychological caregiver burden, with impact on quality of life. This study aimed to know the experience of family caregivers of elderly people with fall antecedent. This qualitative research used semi-structured interviews with 19 caregivers, and content analysis according to Bardin to analyze data. Family caregivers were predominantly female, unmarried, aged between 47 and 57 years. Three analytical categories were identified: "Fall context": it was common to be alone at the moment of fall, antecedent pathology favored its occurrence, as well advanced age; and presence of sequelae as a result. "Support network": there was not expectations of help from other family members, there was satisfaction in relation to Health Center support, especially due health agents visits, since they had age or sequelae limitations. "Satisfactory caregiver experience": feelings pointed to the gratification and satisfaction of bea caregiver, through what they felt fulfilling a social role of retribution, particularly in cases between parents and children. Its concluded that the experience of the elderly family caregiver involves feelings of usefulness and satisfaction, despite burden and lack of support network.
