de Nazare de Souza Ribeiro, Maria,

Objectives: This study aimed to understand the subjective meanings attributed to home care by family caregivers of dependent older adults through a multicenter qualitative investigation that gathered 84 in-depth interviews with family caregivers from eight Brazilian locations. Methods: The hermeneutic-dialectic, theoretical, methodological framework was employed. Findings: The following categories emerged from the analysis: 1. Movements inhibiting emotions and feelings; 2.