Abstract
to investigate the care provided by family female caregivers of elderly dependents who have been monitored by public home care and its social repercussions, discussing the facets between State, society and families. descriptive cross-sectional study, with 45 caregivers of elderly patients accompanied by Home Care Services. Data were collected by means of a structured script. The discussion was elaborated in light of the works "Cuidado e cuidadoras: as várias faces do trabalho do 'care'" (Care and female caregivers: the several faces of the care work) and "Gênero e trabalho na França e no Brasil" (Gender and work in France and Brazil). Most caregivers were women (95%) who performed home care at several places and incorporated hospital equipment into everyday life. They have been caregivers for four and a half years, working 18 hours a day on average; they presented average age of 55 years; 82% were ill, and 43% had no income. the study demonstrated the relevance of the care of female caregivers to society as well as their invisibility to public health and social policies.
Highlights
Demographic and epidemiological transitions, characterized by increased life expectancy, increased morbidity and mortality due to chronic diseases, in addition to falling fertility and birth rates, result in a change in the age structure in Brazil(1) and in the world(2)
To investigate the care provided by family female caregivers of elderly dependents who have been monitored by public home care and its social repercussions, discussing the facets between State, society and families
The discussion was elaborated in light of the works “Cuidado e cuidadoras: as várias facetas do trabalho do ‘care’” (8) and “Gênero e trabalho na França e no Brasil”(18)
Summary
Demographic and epidemiological transitions, characterized by increased life expectancy, increased morbidity and mortality due to chronic diseases, in addition to falling fertility and birth rates, result in a change in the age structure in Brazil(1) and in the world(2). Global aging has and will have wide-ranging effects on social, economic and health systems(4), posing a challenge for social security, economic growth and health actions financing, especially in developing countries, due to socio-economic conditions(2). It has been established that it is: Obligation of the family, community, society and Government to assure the elderly, with absolute priority, of exercising the right to life, health, food, education, culture, sports, leisure, work, citizenship, freedom, dignity, respect, and family and community coexistence(5). The costs of the proposed measures are shared with society, especially by making families responsible, a fact that may threaten intergenerational solidarity(6), that is, the way that different generations reciprocally support and relate to each other throughout lifetime. The interest of this study in deepening into this subject lies in the fact that it is closely related to the devaluation of the care(7)
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