Informal caregivers for dependent elderly people: work-related problems

 

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Autori: Espinoza-Herrera, Rebeca, Alfaro-Vargas, Noelia
Format: artículo original
Status:Versión publicada
Datum izdanja:2021
Opis:Care work has been considered a socially devalued women´s activity, which remains invisible, and in addition, has social, physical, and psychological implications. In 2019, within the framework of the Study Project focused on the psychosocial components in the quality of life of the elderly population, by the Institute of Social Studies in Population (IDESPO) of the National University of Costa Rica, a study called "Main problems of informal caregivers of the elderly with dependency: the cases of Heredia and Pérez Zeledón" was carried out. In this study, two focus groups were made, one in each county, in order to determine the difficulties faced by these women when undertaking care work.  According to the results obtained, among the main problems they faced is the lack of training in techniques for the care of the elderly with dependency, having few people who provided them with spaces for active listening inside or outside the family, and experiencing family conflicts when requesting support to effectuate care work.
Zemlja:Portal de Revistas UNED
Institucija:Universidad Estatal a Distancia
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UNED
Jezik:Español
OAI Identifier:oai:revistas.investiga.uned.ac.cr:article/3797
Online pristup:https://revistas.uned.ac.cr/index.php/espiga/article/view/3797
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Ključna riječ:Cuidados
Dificultades
Personas adultas mayores
Mujeres
Care
Difficulties
Elderly
Women