SATISFACTION WITH FAMILY RELATIONS AND EXCHANGES OF SUPPORT OF ELDERLY THAT ARE CARING FOR OTHER ELDERLY

摘要

This study aimed to investigate relationships between Satisfaction with family relations, household arrangements and exchanges of support, as evaluation of elderly caregivers of other elderly people. A convenience sample of 148 caregivers elderly were selected in health services (public and private), 77% women, mean age 69.8 ± 7.1, spouses, 62.2% and 85.8% lived together. The sample with the target of care was submitted to APGAR of family, questionnaire on exchanges of support material, instrumental and emotional, and items that assessed sufficiency of support received and the ability to offer them. We used the chi-square test, Fisher’s exact test and multivariate logistic regression, with discretion of stepwise selection of variables. Among those who scored higher in satisfaction with family relations, the majority were women and spouses of the targets of care. Low emotional support was associated significantly with low satisfaction with family relations. Higher rates of reciprocity occurred in emotional support and the smaller ones in support instruments. The caregivers who consider that were able to provide support instrumental, but with burden, they pointed down liens with the family relationships than those who thought they could do it without burden. Those who only offered and don’t received emotional support were four times more likely to score for low satisfaction than those offered and received emotional support. The results showed that the effectiveness in the exchanges of support, especially the emotional support, influences the satisfaction with family relationships and the act of caring. We use the convoy model to describe the factors.