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Introdução: o Café Memória assume-se como uma estratégia inovadora em vários países da Europa e nos USA. Trata-se de um encontro com periodicidade mensal, realizado em ambiente informal e comunitário, destinado a pessoas com problemas de memória ou demência, aos seus familiares e cuidadores e outras pessoas interessadas nesta problemática.
Objetivo: o presente estudo procura apresentar evidências sobre este tipo de abordagem.
Métodos: foram recolhidos dados de caracterização dos participantes em 12 Cafés Memória de Portugal e, em apenas num dos Cafés do projeto, das mais-valias emergentes da participação nestas sessões.
Resultados: ao longo dos últimos 3 anos, foram desenvolvidas 268 sessões que contaram com 322 voluntários, 566 convidados e 1500 participantes, tendo estes últimos avaliado as sessões que frequentaram muito positivamente. As categorias que emergiram da análise de conteúdo da informação recolhida com participantes e voluntários (n = 30) apontam para valorização das relações interpessoais (86.7%); seguem-se os benefícios ao nível do bem-estar (76.7%) e das aprendizagens (56.7%).
Conclusões: os resultados apontam para a importância das relações e contactos sociais, ainda pouco valorizadas nas intervenções não-farmacológicas com estes doentes e cuidadores.
Introduction: the memory café is considered an innovative strategy in several European countries as well as in USA, being a monthly meeting, held in an informal and community setting for persons with dementia or memory problems, their family/caregivers, in which also participate all others interested in this issue. Objective: The present study aims to gather evidence about this type of intervention. Methods: characterization data about the participations 12 Memory Cafés of Portugal and, in one in one specific Café, about the benefits of participating in these sessions was collected. Results: During the last 3 years, 268 sessions were developed, with 322 volunteers, 566 invited persons, and 1500 participants, the later ones evaluating the attended sessions very positively. The categories that emerged from the content analysis of the information collected with participants and volunteers (n = 30) pointed to the valuation interpersonal relations (mentioned by 86.7% of the respondents), the benefits in well-being level (76.7%) and learning (56.7%). Conclusions: the results point to the importance of relationships and social contacts, so often undervalued in non-pharmacological interventions with these patients and caregivers
Introduction: the memory café is considered an innovative strategy in several European countries as well as in USA, being a monthly meeting, held in an informal and community setting for persons with dementia or memory problems, their family/caregivers, in which also participate all others interested in this issue. Objective: The present study aims to gather evidence about this type of intervention. Methods: characterization data about the participations 12 Memory Cafés of Portugal and, in one in one specific Café, about the benefits of participating in these sessions was collected. Results: During the last 3 years, 268 sessions were developed, with 322 volunteers, 566 invited persons, and 1500 participants, the later ones evaluating the attended sessions very positively. The categories that emerged from the content analysis of the information collected with participants and volunteers (n = 30) pointed to the valuation interpersonal relations (mentioned by 86.7% of the respondents), the benefits in well-being level (76.7%) and learning (56.7%). Conclusions: the results point to the importance of relationships and social contacts, so often undervalued in non-pharmacological interventions with these patients and caregivers
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café memória demência cuidadores relações interpessoais bem-estar aprendizagens memory café well-being dementia caregivers interpersonal relationship learning