Influência dos conflitos no âmbito familiar em relação ao cuidado a pessoa idosa: revisão integrativa

Abstract

The progressive increase of the elderly, the family dynamics has been undergoing changes, with that the elderly have spent more time with their families. The family fulfills the role of protecting and caring for its members, but it is a space where there are conflicts, which consequently reflects on the care of the elderly. The objective was to identify in the literature issues related to conflicts within the family in relation to the care of the elderly. This is an integrative review, carried out in the Lilacs, Scopus Capes and Scielo databases. It was carried out in two stages, using the following descriptors: “Elderly and family and conflict” and “Social Service and family and elderly”. Scientific articles published in Portuguese, English or Spanish, without time limits and published in full were included, adopting as exclusion criteria: dissertations, theses and articles that were not published in full. 17 articles were selected for analysis. The analysis allowed the organization of data into three categories: Experience of family members/caregivers in caring for the elderly, the perception of the elderly in relation to care within the family and professional practice in mediating conflicts with the elderly. The results showed that conflicts within the family are related to generational differences, financial issues, dependence, overload, lack of support and low family support. It was concluded that the presence of conflicts directly interferes with care for the elderly, in this context it is necessary to create strategies to face these conflicts.