title: [The use of the Calgary Model for assessment of families of the aged in clinical practice].
abstract: This qualitative study has as objective to present the experience to assessment of the families of dependent aged under the systemic approach. The Calgary Model was used as theoretical framework and as methodological strategy the case study. The data had been collected with five families of dependent older person, from September of December of 2005, by means of the instrument elaborated previously. The application of this model allowed doing the familiar analysis raising the main aspects of its structure, development and functioning. We believe that the nurse must search endorsement in the scientific literature and adopts pertinent instruments to contribute for the development of its abilities to do the familiar approach.
authors.affiliation: Universidade de São Paulo, Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, Ribeirão Preto, SP.
authors.forename: Lúcia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: Regina Szylit
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Bousso
authors.forename: Sueli Aparecida Frari
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Galera
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005190:Family; D006801:Humans; D008962:Models, Theoretical