The aim of this research is to learn about the intervenient factors that contribute with the diffi culties felt by the care taker in the activities developed by the elderly with Alzheimer’s disease. The sceneries chosen for this study were support groups of care takers and relatives of elderly people with Alzheimer’s disease or similar dementia. Eight care takers who attended support groups participated in this...
Buscou-se neste estudo conhecer os recursos utilizados para amenizar o desgaste emocional do enfermeiro, proveniente das cargas de trabalho, em particular aquelas resultantes da carga psíquica, causadas pelas situações de tensões prolongadas no processo de trabalho hospitalar. O estudo foi desenvolvido com enfermeiros concludentes do curso de especialização em enfermagem do trabalho ministrado por uma Universid...
With this study we tried to learn about the resources used to reduce nurses’ emotional waste proceeding from excessive work load, particularly those resultant of psychological stress and caused by long tension situations during the nursing practice. The study was developed with post-graduate students from a public university from 2003 to 2004. The database was collected by means of semi-structures interviews wi...