Needs of family caregivers in home care for older adults

OBJECTIVE: to reveal the felt and normative needs of primary family caregivers when providing instrumental support to older adults enrolled in a Home Care Program in a Primary Health Service in the South of Brazil. METHODS: using Bradshaw's taxonomy of needs to explore the caregiver's felt...

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Autores principales: Bierhals, Carla Cristiane Becker Kottwitz, dos Santos, Naiana Oliveira, Fengler, Fernanda Laís, Raubustt, Kamila Dellamora, Forbes, Dorothy Anne, Paskulin, Lisiane Manganelli Girardi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto / Universidade de São Paulo 2017
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Original Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5396486/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28403338
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1518-8345.1511.2870
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Sumario:OBJECTIVE: to reveal the felt and normative needs of primary family caregivers when providing instrumental support to older adults enrolled in a Home Care Program in a Primary Health Service in the South of Brazil. METHODS: using Bradshaw's taxonomy of needs to explore the caregiver's felt needs (stated needs) and normative needs (defined by professionals), a mixed exploratory study was conducted in three steps: Descriptive quantitative phase with 39 older adults and their caregiver, using a data sheet based on patient records; Qualitative exploratory phase that included 21 caregiver interviews, analyzed by content analysis; Systematic observation, using an observation guide with 16 caregivers, analyzed by descriptive statistics. RESULTS: the felt needs were related to information about instrumental support activities and subjective aspects of care. Caregivers presented more normative needs related to medications care. CONCLUSION: understanding caregivers' needs allows nurses to plan interventions based on their particularities.

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