TY - JOUR
T1 - Vivencia de los cuidadores familiares de adultos mayores que sufren depresión
AU - González, Luz Angélica Muñoz
AU - Romero, Yocelyn Margaret Price
AU - López, Marcia Reyes
AU - Ramírez, Macarena
AU - Stefanelli, Maguida Costa
N1 - Copyright:
Copyright 2010 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2010/3
Y1 - 2010/3
N2 - The objective of the study was to understand how family caregivers experience the depression of older people in their care, within their cultural context. This is a qualitative study of ethnographic trajectory, performed using Spradley as the framework. The cultural universe consisted of relatives who performed the role of caregivers, who provided informed consent. Caregivers perceived the disease as a deep limitation on their way of living, involving loneliness, sadness and pity. The feelings of the depressed patients extend to the caregiver, who also faces the risk of suffering from depression. The responsibilities of caring also generate feelings of guilt that produce more suffering. Relatives recognize the onset of the disease, their attributes, the forms of treatment, and the social stigma associated with this mental disease and that they have a fundamental role in providing support and care in the recovery process.
AB - The objective of the study was to understand how family caregivers experience the depression of older people in their care, within their cultural context. This is a qualitative study of ethnographic trajectory, performed using Spradley as the framework. The cultural universe consisted of relatives who performed the role of caregivers, who provided informed consent. Caregivers perceived the disease as a deep limitation on their way of living, involving loneliness, sadness and pity. The feelings of the depressed patients extend to the caregiver, who also faces the risk of suffering from depression. The responsibilities of caring also generate feelings of guilt that produce more suffering. Relatives recognize the onset of the disease, their attributes, the forms of treatment, and the social stigma associated with this mental disease and that they have a fundamental role in providing support and care in the recovery process.
KW - Aged
KW - Caregivers
KW - Depression
KW - Family
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=77954599300&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1590/S0080-62342010000100005
DO - 10.1590/S0080-62342010000100005
M3 - Artículo
C2 - 20394216
AN - SCOPUS:77954599300
VL - 44
SP - 32
EP - 39
JO - Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S P.
JF - Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S P.
SN - 0080-6234
IS - 1
ER -