Group for family/caregivers of elderly with Alzheimer’s: experience of teachers based on the complexity

Objective: to understand the relationships experienced by a group of health care teachers directed to family members/caregivers of older people with Alzheimer’s disease. Methods: qualitative research, conducted with five teachers participating in a support group developed in a university. Data colle...

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Main Authors: Silomar Ilha, Dirce Stein Backes, Silvana Sidney Costa Santos, Daiane Porto Gautério-Abreu, Claudia Zamberlan, Tereza Cristina Blasi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal do Ceará 2015-08-01
Series:Rev Rene
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Online Access:https://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/2735
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Summary:Objective: to understand the relationships experienced by a group of health care teachers directed to family members/caregivers of older people with Alzheimer’s disease. Methods: qualitative research, conducted with five teachers participating in a support group developed in a university. Data collected by the technique of focus group submitted to Focal Strategic Analysis. Results: six categories were identified: Difficulty in raising awareness of the participants about Alzheimer’s disease; The interdisciplinary in the guidelines; Exchange of knowledge; Acquire/search for more knowledge; Expansion/socialization of knowledge about Alzheimer’s disease: an even existing challenge; Absence attendance: a threat to the existence of the group. Conclusion: the disorder is a reality experienced by teachers in the group, which is (re)organize constantly seeking the best way to guide and foster care.
ISSN:1517-3852
2175-6783