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Family needs a break: it takes care of people with mental disorder
Familia no es de hierro: ella se encarga de las personas con trastorno mental
A família não é de ferro: ela cuida de pessoas com transtorno mental
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Abstract Objective: To analyze the workload of family caregivers members of people with mental disorders assisted by a Psychosocial Care Center in Northern Ceara. Method: The sample consisted of 120 family members, using the Scale for Evaluation of Family Workload for data collection. Results: The majority o... view more
Objective: To analyze the workload of family caregivers members of people with mental disorders assisted by a Psychosocial Care Center in Northern Ceara. Method: The sample consisted of 120 family members, using the Scale for Evaluation of Family Workload for data collection. Results: The majority of caregiver members were female, mother, and married, aged over 40 years, primary education not completed and was unemployed or housewife. The assistance to users in their everyday life was the domain that contributed most to the objective workload of these caregivers, while concerns about the patient, financial expenses and supervision of confusing behavior constituted the most subjective workload. Conclusion: The family became a partner in treatment and it needs special attention from professionals and health management aiming the physical privation and mental illness.... view less
Keywords
family; care; mental disorder; patient; workload; domestic assistance
Classification
Medical Sociology
Psychological Disorders, Mental Health Treatment and Prevention
Document language
English
Publication Year
2017
Page/Pages
p. 71-78
Journal
Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental Online, 9 (2017) 1
DOI
https://doi.org/10.9789/2175-5361.2017.v9i1.71-78
ISSN
2175-5361
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed