**6. Conclusion**

For the caregiver, the responsibility of caring for a dependent elderly family member at home is a stressful situation in the internal and external environment of the client system. Playing the role of caregiver can affect the client system to a greater or lesser degree [17], requiring a different type of intervention by health professionals than is currently provided.

The nursing intervention based on the psychoeducational program is easy, wellstructured, and proposes steps to help the caregiver to develop coping strategies that are appropriate to deal with stress factors, promotes the learning of new skills to face the challenges of the care process, helps build confidence to play the role of caregiver, and promotes stability of the client system on the path to well-being.

The present study suggests the advantage of adopting the training program for family caregivers, aiming to minimize the impact of the damage caused by the provided care.

The implementation of the intervention is in line with the strategic objectives of the Global Action Plan on Patient Safety 2021–2030: in objective 1, which aims to reduce avoidable harm to patients to zero; and objective 4, which aims to involve and empower patients and families to help and support them on a safer health care path and contribute to achieve health and well-being goals [3]. The situation experienced at the micro level in the home environment of each family requires health policies and resources organized at the macro level, to reduce the harmful effects for families with dependent members and members who have assumed the role of caregivers.
