O papel do cuidador frente ao paciente acamado e a responsabilização da equipe de saúde da família

Abstract

This paper addresses the topic the role of caregiver facing the patient bedridden and accountability of the health team of the family, considering the importance of the Family Health strategy and reorientation of SUS principles and the model. This topic is justified by the difficulty presented by the practitioners of primary health care in the city of Minas Novas - MG to follow up the treatment of bedridden patients, since the care provided by family at home is most often deficient. The aim of this study is to identify literature on the role of caregiver for the patient bedridden and accountability of the team of family health. To develop this study, we chose to review the literature through the analysis in the databases Medline, Lilacs, Scielo and BDENF, periodicals, dissertations and theses in the period from August to November 2009.The term family caregiver's family member who is responsible for the care of bedridden patients in the home. It highlights the family caregiver burden and the role of educator professional team of family health in monitoring the patient in bed, in addition to physical and emotional support to caregivers through home visits. Thus, it is necessary for teams to develop family health actions that address the fundamental principles of the SUS, enabling more effective intervention in changing the profile of health and illness of family caregivers so that they are in good care satisfactory, confirming thus, a partnership between caregivers and ESF.