[The experience of the family caregiver of stroke victim: an interactionist approach].
This qualitative research aimed at understanding the experience of familiar caregivers in the process of caring for persons disabled by stroke, in their home. It was held in the Program of Domiciliary Assistance of a tertiary public hospital in Fortaleza-CE, with nine caregivers. The statements were obtained through interviews recorded and organized into categories, then interpreted according to the Symbolic Interactionism method: why I take care?, Realizing the family victimized by stroke, the daily activities of caregivers, perceiving themselves as caregivers and the changes in the lives of caregivers. The analysis suggests that the nurse insert into its care tools that facilitate the process of adaptation to the new situation of the family, such as sensitivity to promote the training of familiar caregivers.
Departamento de Enfermagem, Universidade Estadual de do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE.
Ana Larissa Gomes
AL
Machado
Maria Salete Bessa
MS
Jorge
Consuelo Helena Aires
CH
Freitas
D017028:Caregivers; D005195:Family Relations; D006801:Humans; D020521:Stroke / Q000628:therapy