Older Brazilian caregivers and their lived experiences of caring-A hermeneutic phenomenological study.
Larissa Chaves PedreiraAcylene Maria Cabral FerreiraGilberto Tadeu Reis SilvaRosana Maria de Oliveira SilvaCarolina Marques FreitasPublished in: Journal of clinical nursing (2018)
This research can help health professionals better understand the worldliness of older caregivers. Such understanding will enhance the assistance available to caregivers, which must extend beyond the care of the sick person: interventions can reduce their overburden and risk of illness, improving their experiences as caregivers and their quality of life.