[Care process in long term care facilities: elderly caregivers' views].
This study evaluated the care in philanthropic and private long-term institutions in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. A sample of 181 caregivers of elderly was interviewed and was evaluated rate elderly / caregiver, their training in service, satisfaction, difficulties in function and activities executed. The rate elderly / caregiver was higher in philanthropic. Most acquired their duties in helping the elderly. In private, a higher percentage learned their duties in courses and 54.7% have training after admission, the percentage being higher in private institutions (64.6%, p <0.05). Almost all reported satisfaction in the profession, but 51.4% reported difficulties in practice. The activity carried out more was the bath of the elderly(22.5%). Problems were raised regarding the structure and provision of services to elderly in institutions, especially in philanthropic.
de Freitas Ribeiro
Marco Túlio
MT
Departamento de Odontologia Social e Preventiva, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG.
Ferreira
Raquel Conceição
RC
de Magalhães
Cláudia Silami
CS
Moreira
Allyson Nogueira
AN
Ferreira
Efigênia Ferreira E
EF
D000368:Aged; D017028:Caregivers; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006707:Homes for the Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged