Objective:

To reveal the lived experience of people who perform the double role of caring for a dependent elderly relative and working remuneratively.

Methodology:

qualitative phenomenological research of 14 people who participated in a family worker-caregiver support program, and were caregivers of a dependent elderly person, from whom the experience was collected through a semi-structured interview. It was interviewed until a saturation of meanings was reached. The analysis was performed through the method proposed by Streubert.

Results:

the phenomenon was revealed in the comprehensive multiplicity of roles category composed of the subcategories distress/burden and guilt.

Conclusions:

it is urgent to make visible the consequences of the multiplicity of roles and develop public policies for their reconciliation.

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