EDUCAÇÃO EM SAÚDE COM CUIDADORES INFORMAIS DE PESSOAS IDOSAS COM DOENÇA DE ALZHEIMER: PESQUISA-AÇÃO

Objective: to describe health education with informal caregivers of elderly people with Alzheimer's disease. Method: descriptive study, with a qualitative approach, based in the action-research, carried out with 15 informal caregivers in the municipality of Sao Jose de Piranhas, Paraiba, Brazil. In order to collect data, we used a semi-structured interview, after approval by the Research Ethics Committee. The Discourse of the Collective Subject was used to organize and analyze the results. Results: It was observed that the active methodologies used provided a space for exchanging knowledge, in addition to modifying the caregiver's perception of Alzheimer's Disease. Final considerations: it is necessary to promote education for caregivers, seeking to remedy the main difficulties in relation to care, providing a redefinition of care for the elderly person with Alzheimer's Disease.