Produção científica acerca do cuidado ao cuidador de idosos dependentes no âmbito da atenção primária à saúde

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: It is predicted that in the next 30 years people aged 80 or over will become the largest population by three times, in addition to the future reality there is a concern, mainly in health systems, increasing demand and public spending to supply long-term care services. Dependent elderly people are characterized by a lack of strength in general and are more susceptible to illnesses or other illnesses, and can also be called frail elderly people. OBJECTIVES: Raise in scientific literature the importance of educational actions in PHC in the context of the Unified Health System (UHS) for caregivers of frail elderly people. METHODOLOGY: This is an integrative review of scientific literature, with a qualitative aspect. RESULTS: 23 articles were used, which underwent a careful analysis, through critical reviews highlighting the year of publication, objectives, methodologies and the training of the authors another federative document. DISCUSSION: The discussion of the results of this study seeks to answer our questions about the topic, two categories were raised, namely: Limitations in informal care and The importance of Health Education for informal caregivers in PHC. CONCLUSION: The study allows us to understand that the failure to understand or comprehend strategies that can minimize health risks, both for the elderly person and their family member, triggers unsafe care, making not only the elderly person dependent on care, but also making the caregiver to those who will need it. DeCS: Primary Health Care; Health education; Caregivers; Fragile Elderly; Family; SUS.