OBJECTIVE: to analyze the impact that caring has on a member of the family caring for a patient after a cerebrovascular accident, correlating life modifications and mental suffering with the perceived burden. METHOD: a cross-sectional, quantitative study, undertaken in January-April 2010 in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil. RESULT: 61 individuals were investigated, monitored by three hospitals' Home Care Program. Data collection was through interviews for identifying life changes, and through the application of three scales for investigating perceived burden, mental state and mental suffering. Respectively these were the Caregiver Burden Scale (CBS), the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) and the Self Reported Questionnaire (SRQ). The majority of the carers were female, married, and the children of the stroke patients. The average age was 48.2 years (±12.4). The most-cited life modifications referred to the daily routine, to leisure activities, and to exhaustion or tiredness. Regarding burden, the dimensions of General tension, Isolation and Disappointment stood out. It was ascertained that overload was more severe when the carer presented more symptoms of psychological distress, in the absence of a secondary carer, and when the principal carers reported perceiving changes in their bodies and health. CONCLUSION: an association between burden and the carer's mental state was not observed. Understanding the care, through analysis of the burden and of the knowledge of the biopsychosocial situation will provide support for the nurse's work in reducing the overload for family caregivers.
RESUMO:O estudo teve como objetivo avaliar a funcionalidade da família com idoso utilizando o instrumento APGAR de família. Estudo transversal realizado com 80 idosos residentes, ou não, com seus familiares, em área de abrangência de unidades de saúde de Fortaleza, Estado do Ceará. Os resultados indicaram que, em elevado percentual, os idosos mostraram-se satisfeitos com seus familiares, porém, aqueles que residem sozinhos apresentaram menor percentual de satisfação. O percentual de famílias funcionalmente satisfatórias foi de 83,7%. Por meio da utilização do instrumento APGAR, verificou-se que muitas famílias com idosos apresentaram boa funcionalidade familiar. Dessa forma, o APGAR de família pode contribuir como um instrumento de triagem para detectar famílias disfuncionais. PALAVRAS-CHAVE: Relações familiares; Idoso; Satisfação pessoal. EVALUATION OF FUNCTIONALITY IN FAMILIES WITH ELDERLY MEMBERS ABSTRACT:The study aimed to evaluate the functionality of families with elderly members, using the APGAR family instrument. A transversal study was made of 80 elderly persons either resident or not with their families, in an area covered by health units in Fortaleza, in the state of Ceará. The results indicated that a high percentage of the elderly claim to be satisfied with their families, but that those living alone show a lower level of satisfaction. The percentage of families held to be functionally satisfactory was 83.7%. Through use of the APGAR tool it was corroborated that many families with elderly members had good family functionality. In this way, a family APGAR score can contribute as a triage tool for detecting dysfunctional families. KEYWORDS: Family relationships; Elderly; Personal satisfaction. EVALUACIÓN DE LA FUNCIONALIDAD DE FAMILIAS CON ANCIANOS RESUMEN:El estudio tuvo como objetivo evaluar la funcionalidad de la familia con anciano utilizando la herramienta APGAR de familia. Estudio transversal realizado con 80 ancianos residentes, o no, con sus familiares, en área abarcada por las unidades de salud de Fortaleza, estado de Ceará. Los resultados apuntaron que, en gran porcentual, los ancianos están satisfechos con sus familiares, pero aquellos que viven solos presentaron menor porcentual de satisfacción. El porcentual de familias funcionalmente satisfactorias fue de 83,7%. A través de la utilización de la herramienta APGAR, se verificó que muchas familias con ancianos presentaron buena funcionalidad familiar. De esa forma, el APGAR de familia puede contribuir como un instrumento de selección para detectar familias disfuncionales.
RESUmoObjetivou-se investigar os fatores sociodemográficos, clínicos, comportamentais e o recebimento de informações sobre a vacina contra a Influenza pandêmica A (H1N1) associados à vacinação de idosos. RESUmENEl objetivo fue investigar los factores sociodemográficos, clínicos, de comportamiento y el proceso de recepción de información, asociados a la vacunación contra la influenza pandémica A(H1N1) en adultos mayores. Corresponde a un estudio cuantitativo y transversal en el cual participaron 286 adultos mayores residentes en Fortaleza, CE, Brasil. La asociación entre variables se analizó mediante la prueba de chicuadrado de Pearson, considerándose un nivel de significación de 95% (p ≤ 0,05). Los resultados señalaron que, a diferencia de las características sociodemográficas, muchos aspectos clínicos, de comportamiento y relacionados con la entrega de información presentaron una correlación estadísti-camente significativa con la adhesión a la vacuna contra la influenza A (H1N1). Estos resultados podrán ser utilizados en estrategias de control y prevención de la infección por el subtipo viral en la población estudiada, incluso, en otras enfermedades inmunoprevenibles y sobre todo en posibles pandemias futuras.
Objetivou-se relatar a experiência vivida pelos profissionais de enfermagem em um grupo de pacientes idosos insulino-dependentes com a prática da tecnologia assistencial. Participaram do grupo doze pacientes, oito cuidadores, um médico, um enfermeiro e um interno de medicina. O encontro apresentou quatro momentos distintos. No primeiro momento, o usuário participou apenas como observador, aprendendo como fazer a manipulação correta do material, como aplicar a medicação e como deve ser o acondicionamento dos frascos. No segundo momento, passou a ser agente de transformação do próprio cuidado. No terceiro momento, foram expostas as dificuldades e dúvidas e o quarto momento resultou na avaliação do encontro. A convocação dos pacientes para uma orientação coletiva resultou, após avaliação do encontro, na criação de um novo grupo de convivência, para que temas diversos relacionados ao cotidiano de "ter diabetes e fazer uso de insulina" pudessem ser abordados. DESCRITORES: Saúde do idoso; Promoção da Saúde; Autocuidado; Cuidadores.This article aimed to report the experience lived by the nursing professionals in a group of insulin-dependent elderly patients with the assistance technology practice. Twelve patients participated in the group, eight caregivers, a doctor, a nurse a one medical student. The encounter presented four different moments. In the first moment the user participated only as an observer, learning how to manipulate correctly the material, how to apply the medication and how to storage the bottles. In the second moment the user became agent of transformation of his own care. In the third moment the difficulties and doubts were exposed and in the fourth moment the encounter was evaluated. Those professionals' attitude of summoning the insulin patients for a collective orientation resulted, after the encounter evaluation, in the creation of a new support group, so that several themes concerning the daily life of "having diabetes and using insulin" could be approached.
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