Family of older adults with mental disorder: perception of mental health professionals

• Published in: Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem Vol. 70; no. 4; pp. 753 - 760
• Main Authors: Saidel, Maria Giovana Borges, Campos, Claudinei José Gomes
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Portuguese
• Published: Brazil Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem 01.07.2017
• Subjects: Adult; Caregivers; Chronic illnesses; Community Psychiatry; Family - psychology; Female; Frail Older Adults; Geriatric Psychiatry; Health Personnel - standards; Humans; Internet; Male; Mental disorders; Mental Disorders - complications; Mental Disorders - psychology; Mental health; Mental health care; Middle Aged; Nursing; Older Adults; Older people; Perception; Professional-Family Relations; Professional-Family Relationship; Psychiatry; Qualitative Research
• ISSN: 0034-7167; 1984-0446; 0034-7167; 1984-0446
• DOI: 10.1590/0034-7167-2016-0646

to understand the perceptions of healthcare professionals of the Psychosocial Care Centers regarding the family of older adults with mental disorders. study of a Qualitative Case conducted with 12 healthcare professionals from a Psychosocial Care Center, with a convenient and exhaustive sample. Conducting semi-structured interviews to collect data, which were analyzed with the Content Analysis technique. the following categories stood out: "Family exhaustion and deterioration in the perception of the healthcare professional" and "The abandonment of older adults by family members and their distancing in the perception of the healthcare professional." culpability of older adults and penalization of the family were verified by healthcare professionals. To bring awareness about the difficulties faced in the attempt to bring the family closer to the healthcare service, it is necessary to analyze the care given to the older adult and to overcome challenges in the effective construction of the bond between family, healthcare user and mental health service. compreender as percepções dos profissionais do Centro de Atenção Psicossocial acerca da família do idoso em sofrimento psíquico. estudo de Caso Qualitativo conduzido com 12 profissionais de um Centro de Atenção Psicossocial com amostra composta por intencionalidade e fechada por exaustão. Realização de entrevistas semiestruturadas para coleta de dados, analisados por meio da técnica de Análise de Conteúdo. destacaram-se as categorias "O cansaço e o desgaste familiar na percepção do profissional" e "O abandono e o afastamento do idoso pela família na percepção do profissional". verificou-se a culpabilização do idoso e a penalização da família pelos profissionais. Visando à conscientização das dificuldades em aproximar a família, é necessária a criação de espaços reflexivos sobre o cuidado a essa população, bem como a superação dos desafios na construção efetiva do vínculo entre família, usuário e serviço de saúde mental.