Informal caregivers

conceptions about the HIV- seropositive adult children care

Authors

  • Marina Simões Flório Ferreira
  • Marco Antonio de Castro Figueiredo
  • Licia Barcelos de Souza

Keywords:

HIV/aids, informal caregivers, health services, STD

Abstract

Introduction: the health care strategies have been going through constant reformulations regarding the attendance of HIV- seropositive people, due to changes in the epidemiological profile, the advances in treatment and consequent psychosocial needs that emerge from new care practices. Objective: considering the informal caregivers participation in the HIV - seropositive people care in the domestic context, the purpose of this study was to investigate the conceptions that seropositive adult children caregivers develop about the disease and the coping possibilities. Methods: individual and semi-structured interviews investigated, in depth, the four mothers experience in the home care. The interviews contents were analyzed and organized into thematic categories. Results: the contents summary allowed the understanding of meanings attributed by these mothers to the effects of physical and emotional burden required for the care, besides signal the importance of the family and professional support network and also the recognition of knowledge time about the diagnosis for the receptiveness of care needs. Conceptions about the coping with contamination risks and fear in the home environment were also identified. Conclusion: the results set supports the discussion about expanding possibilities of HIV- seropositive people care, in view of their families inclusion in the care processes and an effective integral care promotion in the health field.

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Author Biographies

Marina Simões Flório Ferreira

Psicóloga, aluna de Pós-Graduação do Departamento de Psicologia e Educação (DPE) da Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto - (FFCLRP-USP).

Marco Antonio de Castro Figueiredo

Professor Titular do DPE da FFCLRP-USP.

Licia Barcelos de Souza

Psicóloga do DPE da FFCLRP-USP. Instituição sediadora do estudo: Unidade de Doenças Infecciosas (UETDI) do Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto - USP (HC-FMRP-USP).

Published

2009-08-15

How to Cite

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Ferreira MSF, Figueiredo MA de C, Souza LB de. Informal caregivers: conceptions about the HIV- seropositive adult children care. DST [Internet]. 2009 Aug. 15 [cited 2024 Mar. 29];21(3):129-35. Available from: https://bjstd.org/revista/article/view/987

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