Experiences of families living with a member diagnosed with Alzheimer
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| Formato: | artículo original |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de Publicación: | 2015 |
| Descripción: | Introduction. Alzheimer disease is a progressive, degenerative neurological disorder that primarily affects thinking, memory and behavior; its evolution is slow and damage occurs, severe. Currently the disease has no cure: the treatment is to lessen the symptoms and delay the degenerative process. The main objective of this research is to analyze the experiences of families living with a person with Alzheimer's, based on the theory of Imogene King.Methodology. The study required a phenomenological qualitative approach. The sample includes three families, each with a member with the disease. To collect data depth interviews and observation, as well as other instruments genogram and family APGAR I and II was applied.Results. In analyzing the data, families personnel changes system, interpersonal and social system was identified.Conclusion: It is important to recognize the struggle of these families to live with a person with Alzheimer's disease, which involves not only changes but challenges besides readjustment and restructuring their systems to meet their changing needs. |
| País: | Portal de Revistas UCR |
| Institución: | Universidad de Costa Rica |
| Repositorio: | Portal de Revistas UCR |
| Lenguaje: | Español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/22550 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/enfermeria/article/view/22550 |
| Palabra clave: | enfermedad-de-Alzheimer Enfermería Teoría-de-Imogene-King Alzheimer’s-disease Nursing Imogene-King’s-Theory |