Impacto da participação do idoso na criação do neto em sua autoavaliação de saúde

Abstract

The present study aimed to understand the impact of the elderly's participation in raising their grandchildren on their self-assessment of health, given that grandparents routinely assume the roles of responsible for their second generation, investigating the impact of such responsibility on them and their individual perception. For that, a bibliographic analysis was necessary, together with a field research, in the case of a cross-sectional, descriptive study, using a quantitative approach, through the application of a questionnaire and qualitative, through a semi-structured interview. The results allowed us to indicate the profile of the grandparents, the majority being female, brown, aged 66 years or less, with low schooling, low income, do not receive benefits and still live with their children and grandchildren. Based on this, it is concluded that the relationship of grandparents/grandchildren with their self-perception of quality of life was positive/advantageous within the sociodemographic conditions of the elderly.