Abstract
Objective: To investigate the stress of caregivers of elderly Family Health Strategies in rural and urban areas. Methods: It is a research with qualitative and descriptive approach. The sample consisted of 10 elderly caregivers of four strategies, one rural and three in the urban area. For data collection a questionnaire and the Zarit Scale were used. Data analysis was through thematic content analysis. Results: In this research it was found that five caregivers are family members, female, three over 60 years old and are wives, and two daughters (35 and 38 years old) who do not receive remuneration for their work. In the assessment of the burden of family caregivers, one of the caregivers presented moderate to severe overload and the other moderate overload. Conclusion: An elderly health care network is needed to offer various types of services, with financial and structured support in a regionalized and integrated manner.