title: Concept of family insufficiency in the aged: critical literature analysis.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  to identify the attributes of the "family insufficiency" concept of the aged in the literature.
  
  
  METHODS
  critical literature analysis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  family insufficiency is characterized as a complex process of psychosocial interaction, founded mainly on low social support of the aged and impaired family ties. Its antecedents are found in contemporary transformations within the family system, intergenerational conflicts, impaired family relationships and social vulnerability of the family. The consequences of family insufficiency include social vulnerability of the aged, decline of psychological and functional health, lower quality of life and unsuccessful aging. An original theoretical proposal was elaborated for the concept of family insufficiency in the elderly, with the identification of its attributes, antecedents and consequences.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  the findings of this study constitute a theoretical advancement in the Family Insufficiency Syndrome in elderly people and provide data for future field research in developing the concept.
authors.affiliation: Grupo de Pesquisa Tecnologias e Inovações em Saúde, Escola de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal de Alfenas, Alfenas, MG, Brasil.
authors.forename: Alessandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: de Souza
authors.affiliation: Grupo de Pesquisa Tecnologias e Inovações em Saúde, Escola de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal de Alfenas, Alfenas, MG, Brasil.
authors.forename: Tamara Dos Santos
authors.initials: Tdos S
authors.lastname: Pelegrini
authors.affiliation: Grupo de Pesquisa Tecnologias e Inovações em Saúde, Escola de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal de Alfenas, Alfenas, MG, Brasil.
authors.forename: João Henrique de Morais
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Ribeiro
authors.affiliation: Escola de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal de Alfena, Alfenas, MG, Brasil.
authors.forename: Daniele Sirineu
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Pereira
authors.affiliation: Escola de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal de Alfena, Alfenas, MG, Brasil.
authors.forename: Maria Angélica
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Mendes
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging; D005192:Family Health; D006801:Humans; D011788:Quality of Life; D012944:Social Support