Filial responsibility: what are the attitudes of adult child caregivers on the institutionalization of aged parents?

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Objective: To analyze attitudes of filial responsibility about the institutionalization of aged parents. Methods: A qualitative descriptive study with intentional sample of 100 caregivers of aged people from two Primary Health Care Units of Porto Alegre/Brazil. The information was collected in 2014, through a semi-structured interview. Thematic analysis was carried out. The NVIVO® software version 10 was used. Results: Two categories were elaborated according to the protocol questions: the possibility of institutionalization of the aged parents and expectation of care. Final considerations: Most adult child caregivers did not consider the institutionalization of aged parents in the reason of a duty they felt to take care of their parents, and the institutionalization was considered as abandonment. Most of the adult child caregivers had an expectation to be cared by their children and perceived the institutionalization as an alternative of receiving this care. The results of the study contribute to the strengthening of the formal and informal network for the aged and their adult child caregiver. Keywords: Caregivers. Institutionalization. Attitude. Aged. RESUMO Objetivo: Analisar as atitudes de responsabilidade filial sobre a institucionalização dos pais idosos. Métodos: Estudo qualitativo com amostra intencional de 100 filhos cuidadores de idosos de duas Unidades de Saúde de Porto Ale-gre/RS. As informações foram coletadas em 2014, por meio de entrevista semiestruturada. A análise baseou-se na análise temática. Foi utilizado o software NVIVO® versão 10. Resultados: Elaboraram-se duas categorias de acordo com as questões do protocolo: possibilidade de institucionalização dos pais idosos e expectativa de cuidado. Considerações finais: A maioria dos filhos cuidadores não considerou a institucionalização dos pais idosos, por julgarem ser um dever deles o cuidado aos pais, e considerarem a institucionalização como abandono. A maioria dos filhos cuidadores possuía ex-pectativa de ser cuidada pelos filhos e percebeu a institucionalização como forma de receber este cuidado. Os resultados do estudo contribuem para o fortalecimento da rede formal e informal ao idoso e seu filho cuidador.

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Mocellin, D., Aires, M., Fuhrmann, A. C., Dal Pizzol, F. L. F., & Paskulin, L. M. G. (2019). Filial responsibility: what are the attitudes of adult child caregivers on the institutionalization of aged parents? Revista Gaucha de Enfermagem, 40. https://doi.org/10.1590/1983-1447.2019.20180377

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