Perception of the elderly’s caregivers in cohabitation about the support network of the health family strategy

Objective: To comprehend the perception of the elderly’s caregivers in cohabitation about the support network of the Family Health Strategy. Methodology: It is a descriptive-exploratory study with a cross-sectional design and a qualitative approach which was done with 9 elderly people caregivers’ de in a state of cohabitation who displayes functional dependency in the coverage area of two Family Health Units in the city of Vitória da Conquista-Bahia. The data was generated through an interview that contained a sociodemographic characterization instrument and a guiding issue looking for a better comprehension of the support delivered by the Family Health Strategy team. Results: It was carried out the thematic content analysis technique, with two built categories built: perception linked to the negative feeling about the support of the Family Health Strategy network; perception linked to the positive feeling about the support of the Family Health Strategy network. Conclusion: It was possible to comprehend a caregivers ‘negative perception, pervaded by the absence of necessity for more support from the family health teams. It was also noticed perceptions linked to positive feelings about the support of the family health teams, where the caregivers showed that the support is suitable.