Caring for people with dementia in the home: caregiver characteristics and overload
The informal caregivers experience physical, psychological, social, emotional and financial problems, which can cause the burden of caregivers. The perceived burden by the caregiver is a subjective phenomenon that depends of internal and external factors and is also related to the caregiver himself...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Asociación Nacional de Psicología Evolutiva y Educativa de la Infancia Adolescencia Mayores y Discapacidad
2019-11-01
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| Series: | INFAD |
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| Online Access: | http://www.infad.eu/RevistaINFAD/OJS/index.php/IJODAEP/article/view/1898 |
| Summary: | The informal caregivers experience physical, psychological, social, emotional and financial problems, which can cause the burden of caregivers. The perceived burden by the caregiver is a subjective phenomenon that depends of internal and external factors and is also related to the caregiver himself and the tasks of caring. This work presents a systematic review about the burden thematic, related to caregivers of demented people wich purpose was identify the people with dementia’s informal caregiver characteristics associated with low and high scores of burden. The characteristics founded to be related with higher and lower burden can be summarized in eight main categories: sociodemografic variables, health and satisfaction with life, self-efficacy, personality traits, anxiety, emotional intelligence, interpersonal relationships and ways of coping. The characteristics found make it possible to establish a profile of the caregivers most likely to suffer from burden and anticipate the consequences of caregiving. Therefore, we may intervene with the caregivers in order to improve their abilities, behaviors and attitudes in the task of caring. |
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| ISSN: | 0214-9877 2603-5987 |