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Introduction: Despite the progressive reduction of the members in family aggre-gations, families continue being the main support source to homebound people, whether in their direct caregiving, or in the psychological support and social con-tacts. Thus, it is questioned: What feelings lead to the acceptance of the family caregivers' role?. Purpose: To identify the feelings evolved from the acceptance of the caregiver's role. Research Methods: Descriptive, exploratory qualitative research carried out with fa-mily caregivers of dependent elderly. Data collection was developed by means of questionnaire application and logbooks. The guiding question was "Why do you have to care?" After the results, it was held the content analysis. Results and discussion: Two hundred and twenty-six (226) answers were analyzed. The following categories were elaborated: feeling of recognition, feeling of responsibility, feeling of affection, feeling of obligation, feeling of interest, feeling of avai-lability, feeling of acceptance from the social context. Conclusion: Apprehending the feelings involved in the acceptance of the family caregiver's role enables health professionals to elaborate actions and strategies to strengthen such acting
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