Resumen

PETRONILHO, Fernando Alberto Soares; PEREIRA, Filipe Miguel Soares  y  SILVA, Abel Avelino de Paiva e. Perception of self-efficacy of family caregivers after the dependent homecoming: A longitudinal study. Revista Portuguesa de Enfermagem de Saúde Mental [online]. 2015, n.spe2, pp.09-13. ISSN 1647-2160.

BACKGROUND: In the context of potentially stressful life transitions as in the transition to the exercise of the caregiver role, the self-efficacy beliefs, being an individual psychological construct, can serve as a personal facilitator resource or a factor of vulnerability. AIM: Understand the evolution of the perception of self-efficacy of family caregivers (FC) after the dependent homecoming. METHODS: A descriptive, exploratory, quantitative study with a longitudinal profile. Convenience sample of 117, 115 e 123 FC evaluated, respectively,at the 1st, 2nd and 3rd month after discharge of dependents hospitalizedin six hospitals in the northern region of Portugal. The form "Families that integrate self-care dependents" was applied between August 2010 and March 2011. Statistical analysis of data was performed using the SPSS software, version 18.0. RESULTS: There was a positive evolution in the self-efficacy perception of FC over the tree months after the dependent homecoming. The self-care domains where family caregivers showed higher self-efficacy perceptions were "walking", "dressing/undressing", "eating " and " bathing". Relatively to the domains of "caring processes",  the family caregivers showed greater self-efficacy perception  to "act", "monitor" and "provide care". CONCLUSIONS: From this study emerges the need to define nursing intervention models more effective with families, translated by greater professionalization of nursing care through a more systematic accompanying over time and in good time.

Palabras clave : Self efficacy; Caregivers; Nursing care.

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