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A sociedade europeia vem confrontando-se com o seu próprio envelhecimento,
tornando cada vez mais necessário a criação de respostas sociais que garantam o bemestar
da população idosa. Em Portugal, foi implementado pelo Ministério da
Solidariedade, Emprego e Segurança Social a resposta social “Famílias de
Acolhimento” (Dec. Lei n.º 391/91 de 10 de Outubro), em alternativa à colocação
institucional, tendo como objetivo proporcionar à pessoa acolhida um ambiente sóciofamiliar
e afetivo propício à satisfação das suas necessidades básicas.
A dissertação de mestrado aqui apresentada debruça-se sobre a saúde física, mental e
social dos cuidadores de idosos no âmbito dessa resposta social, no quadro da síndrome
de burnout. Esta síndrome tem vindo a ser definida como uma das consequências mais
marcantes do stresse profissional e caracteriza-se pela exaustão, sobretudo em
profissões com elevados níveis de contacto interpessoal.
Assim, com este estudo, pretende-se compreender a síndrome de burnout em cuidadores
de idosos residentes em famílias de acolhimento de idosos. Este estudo foi realizado no
concelho de Arcos de Valdevez (distrito de Viana do Castelo) através de uma
metodologia quantitativa. Para a sua realização foi utilizada uma amostra de vinte
cuidadores de idosos, tendo sido utilizado para o efeito um questionário com dezassete
perguntas elaborado por nós, baseado no Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI).
Do estudo realizado conclui-se que os cuidadores de idosos residentes em famílias de
acolhimento participantes neste estudo evidenciaram um baixo risco de burnout, embora
se reconheça que a exposição à sobrecarga de trabalho e o contacto repetido com a
morte geram um alto nível de stresse, o que faz com que esses cuidadores mereçam uma
atenção particular na prevenção desta síndrome.
European society is confronting its own aging, becoming more necessary to create social responses that ensure the elderly population welfare. In Portugal, was implemented by the Ministry of Solidarity, Employment and Social Security the social response "host families" (Law No 391/91 of 10th October) as an alternative to institutional placement, aiming to provide the person received a socio-affective and family environment conducive to meeting their basic needs. The master's thesis presented here focuses on the physical, mental and social health of elderly caregivers within this social response in the context of burnout syndrome. This syndrome has been defined as one of the most striking effects of occupational stress and characterized by exhaustion, especially in professions with high levels of interpersonal contact. This study aims to understand the burnout syndrome in caregivers of elderly host families. This study was conducted in Arcos de Valdevez municipality (Viana do Castelo district) through a quantitative methodology. For its realization we used a sample of twenty caregivers. For that purpose a questionnaire with seventeen questions prepared by us was used, based on the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI). The study concludes that the caregivers in host families participating in this study showed a low risk of burnout, although it is recognized that exposure to workload and the repeated contact with death generate a high level of stress, what makes these caregivers might warrant particular attention to prevent this syndrome.
European society is confronting its own aging, becoming more necessary to create social responses that ensure the elderly population welfare. In Portugal, was implemented by the Ministry of Solidarity, Employment and Social Security the social response "host families" (Law No 391/91 of 10th October) as an alternative to institutional placement, aiming to provide the person received a socio-affective and family environment conducive to meeting their basic needs. The master's thesis presented here focuses on the physical, mental and social health of elderly caregivers within this social response in the context of burnout syndrome. This syndrome has been defined as one of the most striking effects of occupational stress and characterized by exhaustion, especially in professions with high levels of interpersonal contact. This study aims to understand the burnout syndrome in caregivers of elderly host families. This study was conducted in Arcos de Valdevez municipality (Viana do Castelo district) through a quantitative methodology. For its realization we used a sample of twenty caregivers. For that purpose a questionnaire with seventeen questions prepared by us was used, based on the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI). The study concludes that the caregivers in host families participating in this study showed a low risk of burnout, although it is recognized that exposure to workload and the repeated contact with death generate a high level of stress, what makes these caregivers might warrant particular attention to prevent this syndrome.