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The family in the care process of an elderly after a fall accident
A família no cuidado ao idoso após o acidente por quedas
La familia en el cuidado a personas mayores tras accidente por caídas
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Abstract Objective: it aims at knowing elderly family care after fall accidents. Method: qualitative approach and ecologic insertion method, based on Ecologic Theory of Systems. Results: it has been identified that the family plays an important role in the recovery of impaired elderly, once it offers affecti... view more
Objective: it aims at knowing elderly family care after fall accidents. Method: qualitative approach and ecologic insertion method, based on Ecologic Theory of Systems. Results: it has been identified that the family plays an important role in the recovery of impaired elderly, once it offers affective support, necessary for the development of this group. The vicissitudes suffered by the elderly -in this case fall accidents- bring the families together, promoting a restructuration of family bounds and of the activities developed by each member of this core. Conclusion: getting to know family care devoted to elderly after fall accidents elucidates tools helping health professionals to orientate their attention beyond these individuals, trying to understand family functioning as an essential component for service planning towards therapeutic success.... view less
Keywords
domestic assistance; elderly; accident; course of a disease; influence
Classification
Medical Sociology
Document language
English
Publication Year
2016
Page/Pages
p. 4717-4724
Journal
Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental Online, 8 (2016) 3
DOI
https://doi.org/10.9789/2175-5361.2016.v8i3.4717-4724
ISSN
2175-5361
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed