Repercussões para o cuidador familiar da pessoa idosa com câncer: um estudo bibliográfico

Abstract

Cancer occupies a prominent place in the context of chronic degenerative diseases, with more than 11 million new cases and seven million deaths per year worldwide. Thus it is a disease of high prevalence globally and in our society there is a significant increase in mortality, especially in the geriatric population which is the highest concentrations of deaths. The increase of age and the chronic disease may follow by sequels that compromise the independence of the elderly population, making necessary a caregiver, which may be a family caregiver. This study aims to present aspects related to the repercussions for the family caregiver, who cares the elderly with cancer. As methodological approach was used literature search, based on a selection of articles through the pursuit of scientific production in databases: LILACS, MEDLINE and SCIELO, in addition to official sites such as INCA and DATASUS between the period of 2003 thru 2009, to know how are the scientific productions in that subject, with focus on the context of nursing. The results showed that in the last two years have seen an increase in studies related to the caregiver family, further more the family caregiver suffers numerous consequences, based in the bibliographical studies, that involves physically and emotionally situation, activity and rest, and the repercussions of compromised individual coping. It is believed that this research has subsidized the understanding of the impact for which the family caregiver of the elderly person with cancer faces in providing care, and has contributed to (re) construction of concepts relating to care practices promoted by family caregiver considering their possibilities and limitations.