Introduction:

The world's population is increasingly aging. Care of elderly demands committed professionals and an educative work with families and community.

Objective:

The implementation of an educative intervention aimed for preparing caregivers of elderly in the Family Doctor's Office No. 6 of the Policlínico Universitario "Mártires del 4 de Agosto", in Guantánamo.

Method:

a prospective, educative intervention-type study was conducted from September 2018 to June 2019. The total of all elderly caregivers (as universe), associated to the Medical office, were enrolled in the study and 38 of them were selected as sample intentionally according to inclusion criteria. The variables studied were: knowledge of risk factors in elderly and their prevention, orientation and control of the duties to be done, necessary means and tools for care, knowledge of first aid. The educative intervention was carried out in three different stages with their respective objectives and methods of execution. Absolute and relative frequency was used as a summary measure.

Results:

Before applying the educative intervention, 63.1% of caregivers showed insufficient level of preparation in their duties; after intervention, the theoretical and practical deficiencies previously arose, so decreased to 31.5%. The 46.9% of caregivers (p<0.05) increased their skills, thus promoting the usefulness of the use of the educative intervention designed.

Conclusions:

The educative intervention made it possible the improvement on the skills of caregivers.

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