Therapeutic experience with elderly people caregivers of a chronic sick relative

Authors

  • Vera Bail Pupko Universidad de Buenos Aires
  • Susana Azzollini Vera Bail Universidad de Buenos Aires

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33539/avpsicol.2007.v15n1.2751

Keywords:

elderly people, caregivers, chronic sick people, tackling, social network

Abstract

This article presents a therapeutic experience illustrating a wide range of aspects of an intervention carried out in some public hospitals of Buenos Aires city, Argentina. The experience was directed to susceptible groups with the aim to improve the effectiveness of the tackling mechanisms and the social support networks, as well as to reduce the uncertainty. The studied group was formed by seven chronic sick elderly people who take cure of a relative. The sessions were recorded and emergent categories of the narrative presented were constructed. The conclusion is that the elderly people are usually the people receiving care, but when they are caregivers, they need additional support that health institution cannot always give them.

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Author Biographies

Vera Bail Pupko, Universidad de Buenos Aires

Licenciada en Psicología por la Universidad de la República Oriental del Uruguay. Adj. a cargo de la cátedra Práctica Profesional Ámbito Comunitario Familia y Enfermedad crónica (UBA). Adj. Interina de la cátedra Psicología Social (UBA). Becaria del programa Ramón Carrillo – Arturo Oñativia del Ministerio de Salud de la Nación (Argentina). Autora de varias publicaciones.

Susana Azzollini Vera Bail, Universidad de Buenos Aires

Doctora en Psicología por la Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA). Profesor adjunta de Psicología social, Jefe de la Práctica Profesional “Familia y enfermedad crónica “ (UBA). Integrante del grupo de investigación del Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas en la Argentina, y de la Universidad de Buenos Aires. Autora de varias publicaciones.

Published

2007-12-16

How to Cite

Bail Pupko, V., & Azzollini Vera Bail, S. (2007). Therapeutic experience with elderly people caregivers of a chronic sick relative. Avances En Psicología, 15(1), 67–96. https://doi.org/10.33539/avpsicol.2007.v15n1.2751