Family and psychological health of the primary caregiver of dependent elderly
Introduction: knowledge of the socio-familiar influences on caregivers of the elderly is necessary to help establish the degree of family functionality and the psychological pattern (alterations) of the caregiver. Objective: to determine the family and psychological health of the primary caregiver...
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| author | Aida Isabel Jordán-Bolaños Melvin José Zavala-Plaza Patricio Aníbal Bedoya-Vaca Cristina Elizabeth Rodríguez-Chicaiza Sergio Teodomiro Barreno-Sánchez |
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| description | Introduction: knowledge of the socio-familiar influences on caregivers of the elderly is necessary to help establish the degree of family functionality and the psychological pattern (alterations) of the caregiver.
Objective: to determine the family and psychological health of the primary caregiver of the elderly in the Community of San Vicente, Centro del Cantón Quero, Tungurahua province, Ecuador, in the year 2020.
Method: a descriptive and cross-sectional study was carried out in the 31 primary caregivers of the elderly who met the inclusion criteria, living in the aforementioned community. The instruments applied were: family APGAR questionnaire, Goldberg test, semi-structured interview with sociodemographic data, psychological disorders of the caregiver and the Zarit scale. Variables such as anxiety, depression, overload and family functionality were studied. The collected data were entered into an Excel database for analysis in the SPSS 25.0 statistical package.
Results: 83.9% of the caregivers had anxiety, 87.1% had depression, 35.5% were overburdened by care and 41.9% had intense overload. It was found that 54.8% of the families were dysfunctional while 16.2% were severe dysfunctional.
Conclusions: the majority of primary caregivers have severe family dysfunction, with high levels of anxiety and depression, and intense overload. When family functionality is altered, the primary caregiver of the elderly gets exhausted, with intense overload and states of anxiety and depression being one of the most marked psychological manifestations. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9a730e42bccd42eab871edfade6115da2023-09-02T21:09:54ZspaUniversidad de Ciencias Médicas de GuantánamoRevista Información Científica1028-99332021-09-011005e3463e34632223Family and psychological health of the primary caregiver of dependent elderlyAida Isabel Jordán-Bolaños0Melvin José Zavala-Plaza1Patricio Aníbal Bedoya-Vaca2Cristina Elizabeth Rodríguez-Chicaiza3Sergio Teodomiro Barreno-Sánchez4Universidad Técnica de AmbatoUniversidad de GuayaquilUniversidad Técnica de AmbatoUniversidad Técnica de AmbatoUniversidad Técnica de AmbatoIntroduction: knowledge of the socio-familiar influences on caregivers of the elderly is necessary to help establish the degree of family functionality and the psychological pattern (alterations) of the caregiver. Objective: to determine the family and psychological health of the primary caregiver of the elderly in the Community of San Vicente, Centro del Cantón Quero, Tungurahua province, Ecuador, in the year 2020. Method: a descriptive and cross-sectional study was carried out in the 31 primary caregivers of the elderly who met the inclusion criteria, living in the aforementioned community. The instruments applied were: family APGAR questionnaire, Goldberg test, semi-structured interview with sociodemographic data, psychological disorders of the caregiver and the Zarit scale. Variables such as anxiety, depression, overload and family functionality were studied. The collected data were entered into an Excel database for analysis in the SPSS 25.0 statistical package. Results: 83.9% of the caregivers had anxiety, 87.1% had depression, 35.5% were overburdened by care and 41.9% had intense overload. It was found that 54.8% of the families were dysfunctional while 16.2% were severe dysfunctional. Conclusions: the majority of primary caregivers have severe family dysfunction, with high levels of anxiety and depression, and intense overload. When family functionality is altered, the primary caregiver of the elderly gets exhausted, with intense overload and states of anxiety and depression being one of the most marked psychological manifestations.http://www.revinfcientifica.sld.cu/index.php/ric/article/view/3463salud familiarsalud mental del cuidadoralteraciones psicológicas del cuidador primariocuidadores primarios de adultos mayores |
| spellingShingle | Aida Isabel Jordán-Bolaños Melvin José Zavala-Plaza Patricio Aníbal Bedoya-Vaca Cristina Elizabeth Rodríguez-Chicaiza Sergio Teodomiro Barreno-Sánchez Family and psychological health of the primary caregiver of dependent elderly Revista Información Científica salud familiar salud mental del cuidador alteraciones psicológicas del cuidador primario cuidadores primarios de adultos mayores |
| title | Family and psychological health of the primary caregiver of dependent elderly |
| title_full | Family and psychological health of the primary caregiver of dependent elderly |
| title_fullStr | Family and psychological health of the primary caregiver of dependent elderly |
| title_full_unstemmed | Family and psychological health of the primary caregiver of dependent elderly |
| title_short | Family and psychological health of the primary caregiver of dependent elderly |
| title_sort | family and psychological health of the primary caregiver of dependent elderly |
| topic | salud familiar salud mental del cuidador alteraciones psicológicas del cuidador primario cuidadores primarios de adultos mayores |
| url | http://www.revinfcientifica.sld.cu/index.php/ric/article/view/3463 |
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