WORK-FAMILY BALANCE: REFLECTIONS ON ELDERLY CAREGIVERS
Abstract
In this work, the objective was to understand the meanings of the search for balance in the work and family relationship, according to the perception of 25 caregivers of the elderly, formal or/and informal, married or in a stable relationship and with at least one child up to 18 years of age. For evaluation, a semi-structured interview was carried out to analyze the changes, difficulties, strategies and adjustments made since the birth of the children. The interpretation of results took place from Bardin's content analysis. From this, eight categories were constructed: quality of life; care for children and the elderly; wedding; work and family: positive and negative spillovers; strategies and adjustments; genre; social support and working hours. In the results, it was observed that work-family balance can be stressful and tiring, especially when you have newborn children, long hours and lack of support. However, making adjustments, strategies, use of social skills and family and social support are facilitators of work-family balance. It is concluded that new family, organizational and social arrangements are made that can contribute to the performance of professional and family roles being satisfactory and promoting well-being.
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