Adultos mayores cuidadores de familiares enfermos crónicos
Therapeutic experience with elderly people caregivers of a chronic sick relative
Av. psicol; 15 (1), 2007
Publication year: 2007
Se realiza la presentación de una experiencia terapéutica que ilustra diversos aspectos de una intervención dirigida a grupos vulnerables con el objetivo de aumentar la eficacia de los mecanismos de afrontamiento, las redes sociales de apoyo y reducir la incertidumbre, que se realiza en distintos hospitales públicos de la ciudad de Buenos Aires, Argentina. Se presentan los datos correspondientes a un grupo de 7 adultos mayores enfermos crónicos que, a su vez, cuidan a un familiar. Se grabaron las sesiones y se construyeron categorías emergentes de las narrativas planteadas. Se concluye que los adultos mayores son habitualmente las personas que reciben cuidados, pero cuando son cuidadores, requieren un apoyo adicional que las instituciones de salud no siempre pueden brindarles.
This article presents a therapeutic experience illustrating a wide range of aspects of an intervention carried out in some public hospitals of Buenos Aires city, Argentina. The experience was directed to susceptible groups with the aim to improve the effectiveness of the tackling mechanisms and the social support networks, as well as to reduce the uncertainty. The studied group was formed by seven chronic sick elderly people who take care of a relative. The sessions were recorded and emergent categories of the narratives presented were constructed. The conclusion is that the elderly people are usually the people receiving care, but when they are caregivers, they need additional support that heath institutions cannot always give them.