Activities developed to the personal empowerment of the family caregiver with aphasia

• Main Authors: Isabela Ecker Dresch, Suzany de Fátima Henchoste Olibone, Manuela Arceno, Deise Baixo Duarte Furtado
• Format: Article
• Language: Portuguese
• Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina 2017-06-01
• Series: Extensio: Revista Eletrônica de Extensão
• Subjects: Afasia; Autocuidado; Cuidador; Família; Qualidade de Vida
• Online Access: https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/extensio/article/view/46842

The caregiver in a family may be exposed to several stressful events resultant from the care process. In cases of caregivers of individuals with aphasia, they can perform tasks beyond the basic daily functions. Performing functions for managing the subject's relationships and assuming for themselves the role of interpreter. Understanding the importance of the family caregiver for the individual with aphasia, the present study aims to report activities carried out in the Group of Caregivers of the Extension Project "Assistance in the Construction of a Support Network for Amateur Subjects of the Itajaí Area" at UNIVALI. The activities carried out were of a therapeutic, educational and health promotion domain. Based on the participants' reports, the results showed that the recovery of self-care is important towards improving the quality of life of the caregiver and the quality of life of the aphasic subject.