"A experiência da família frente ao idoso com câncer" / The experience of family fronts the elderly with cancer

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DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2005

RESUMO

The epidemiologic and demographic transition brought with itself the increase of chronic conditions in Brazil and in the world and, the cancer emerges as a problem of great impact for the family, provoking pains, socio-economic difficulties and the accumulation of tasks for the family members and to the family carer. This research aimed at understanding the perception of the family group of low income in relation to their experience before the presence of cancer in the elderly and describes the family organization in terms of the care provided for the ill. It was used a qualitative approach, with semi-structured interview, applied to three family members according to the criteria of legibility defined in this research. The data were analyzed by the Thematic Analysis, from which four categories emerged: 1.feelings of the family in relation to the diagnosis of the cancer, in which demonstrated the feelings as suffering, pain, disgust before the impact of cancer and the acceptance of this condition by some family members; 2. changes in the family organization before the process of care, showing the process of family disorganization that the disease provokes and the role of the primary carer in the process of care, the role of the woman performing the activities of care. 3. difficulties emerged in the family context deriving from the disease: involving financial aspects related to the high cost that the disease brings to the families and in relation to the treatment of the disease. 4. the cancer and its relation with faith, in which the primary carers express their religiosity before the disease of their husband and of their mother. We conclude that the families who have monthly income varying from one and two minimum ages and are bearers of ill people who have been inflicted by cancer, deserve a special attention given the singularities in the process of the treatment of an illness of long duration as the cancer. It is necessary to think that a close proximity and assistance to these families have important results to overcome and minimize the aspects that are inherent to the process of care and attention of the ill and of the primary carer, developing specific abilities for a better quality of life of the primary carer and consequently to the family and to the ill.

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pobreza idoso poverty câncer family cancer família elderly

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