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Capacitação do cuidador informal para os cuidados a pessoas dependentes
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No século XXI, um dos desafios para as nossas sociedades é o envelhecimento da população
idosa. Com a idade avançada, as doença e/ou incapacidades conduzem à perda da
autonomia, a uma maior dependência e a uma crescente necessidade de cuidados, quer de
profissionais especializados, quer de cuidadores informais. Os cuidadores defrontam-se com
necessidades e dificuldades que comprometem o autocuidado e, consequentemente, o bem-
estar e a sua saúde, assim como os da pessoa cuidada. Com o objetivo de contribuir para a
capacitação do cuidador informal para os cuidados a pessoas dependentes, foi desenvolvido
um Projeto de Intervenção Comunitária, com base na metodologia do Planeamento em
Saúde, tendo como referencial teórico a Teoria do Défice de Autocuidado de Orem, dirigido
aos cuidadores informais do Concelho, com a aplicação de um questionário e da escala de
Índice de Avaliação das Dificuldades do Cuidador na fase de diagnóstico de situação de
saúde. Os resultados obtidos revelaram défice de autocuidado em várias áreas, tendo sido
realizada intervenção utilizando como principal estratégia a educação para a saúde. As
intervenções implementadas contribuíram para capacitar o cuidador informal a desenvolver
estratégias de autocuidado que permitem minimizar os problemas e dificuldades sentidas,
enfatizando a relevância do papel do enfermeiro especialista em enfermagem comunitária na
promoção da saúde dos cuidadores informais.
n the 21st century, one of the challenges for our societies is the ageing of the elderly population. With advanced age, illness and/or disability leads to loss of autonomy, increased dependence and a growing need for care, both from specialised professionals and informal carers. Caregivers face needs and difficulties that compromise self-care and, consequently, their well-being and health, as well as those of the person cared for. In order to contribute to the empowerment of the informal caregiver for the care of dependent people, a Community Intervention Project was developed, based on the Health Planning methodology, with Orem's Self-Care Deficit Theory as a theoretical reference, aimed at informal caregivers in the Municipality, with the application of a questionnaire and the Caregiver Difficulties Assessment Index scale in the health situation diagnosis phase. The results obtained revealed a deficit in self-care in several areas, and an intervention was carried out using health education as the main strategy. The interventions implemented contributed to enable the informal caregiver to develop self-care strategies that allow minimising the problems and difficulties experienced, emphasising the relevance of the role of the nurse specialising in community nursing in promoting the health of informal caregivers.
n the 21st century, one of the challenges for our societies is the ageing of the elderly population. With advanced age, illness and/or disability leads to loss of autonomy, increased dependence and a growing need for care, both from specialised professionals and informal carers. Caregivers face needs and difficulties that compromise self-care and, consequently, their well-being and health, as well as those of the person cared for. In order to contribute to the empowerment of the informal caregiver for the care of dependent people, a Community Intervention Project was developed, based on the Health Planning methodology, with Orem's Self-Care Deficit Theory as a theoretical reference, aimed at informal caregivers in the Municipality, with the application of a questionnaire and the Caregiver Difficulties Assessment Index scale in the health situation diagnosis phase. The results obtained revealed a deficit in self-care in several areas, and an intervention was carried out using health education as the main strategy. The interventions implemented contributed to enable the informal caregiver to develop self-care strategies that allow minimising the problems and difficulties experienced, emphasising the relevance of the role of the nurse specialising in community nursing in promoting the health of informal caregivers.
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Idoso Pessoa Dependente Cuidador Informal Autocuidado Capacitação Enfermagem Comunitária e de Saúde Pública Elderly Dependent Person Informal Carer Self-Care Capacity Building Community and Public Health Nursing