Effects of empathy training on burden levels in caregivers of elderly

• Grant number: 20/04936-4
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate
• Start date: July 01, 2021
• End date: June 30, 2023
• Field of knowledge: Humanities - Psychology
• Principal Investigator: Marcos Hortes Nisihara Chagas
• Grantee: Madson Alan Maximiano Barreto
• Host Institution: Centro de Educação e Ciências Humanas (CECH). Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCAR). São Carlos , SP, Brazil

Abstract

The number of elderly people in Brazil and in the world has been increasing every year. Concomitant with the growing number of elderly people, the occurrence of chronic non-communicable diseases has led the elderly to dependence on a caregiver. The caregiver has an important role in the health-disease dyad. However, the care process, in addition to other responsibilities, can generate burden on the caregiver. Factors such as functionality of the elderly and the severity of the condition are associated with this consequence of care. Another variable that may be related to burden is empathy. Recent studies have shown that the high levels of empathy, especially in the affective domain, can be directly related to burden. The main objective of this research is to analyze the effect of an empathy training on the burden levels of caregivers for the elderly. This is a randomized controlled clinical study, divided into two groups: intervention (IG) and control (CG). The IG will undergo a training of five meetings with a total duration of 10 hours regarding empathic ability through videos, lectures, simulation and others. The GC will participate in five meetings on topics related to health in general. A structured questionnaire will be applied to characterize the sociodemographic profile of caregivers and the following instruments, before and after training: Multidimensional Scale of Interpersonal Reactivity (MSIR), Zarit Burden Inventory (ZBI), Care Burden Inventory (CBI), Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9), Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI) and Self-Report Questionnaire (SRQ-20). It is estimated that 36 elderly caregivers for this study. (AU)

Scientific publications

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(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

DAIENE DE MORAIS FABRÍCIO; BIANCA LETÍCIA CAVALMORETTI FERREIRA; MADSON ALAN MAXIMIANO-BARRETO; MONALISA MUNIZ; MARCOS HORTES NISIHARA CHAGAS. CONSTRUÇÃO DE BANCOS DE FACES PARA TAREFAS DE RECONHECIMENTO DE EXPRESSÕES FACIAIS DE EMOÇÕES BÁSICAS: UMA REVISÃO SISTEMÁTICA. Dement. Neuropsychol., v. 16, n. 4, p. 388-410, 2022-12-05. (20/04936-4)

MAXIMIANO-BARRETO, MADSON ALAN; DE SOUZA ALVES, LUDMYLA CAROLINE; MONTEIRO, DIANA QUIRINO; MARTINS GRATAO, ALINE CRISTINA; IOST PAVARINI, SOFIA CRISTINA; LUCHESI, BRUNA MORETTI; NISIHARA CHAGAS, MARCOS HORTES. Cultural factors associated with burden in unpaid caregivers of older adults: A systematic review. HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE IN THE COMMUNITY, v. 30, n. 6, p. 14-pg., 2022-09-07. (20/04936-4)

MAXIMIANO-BARRETO, MADSON ALAN; DE MORAIS FABRICIO, DAIENE; DE LIMA BOMFIM, ANA JULIA; LUCHESI, BRUNA MORETTI; CHAGAS, MARCOS HORTES NISIHARA. Psychological Concerns Associated with Empathy in Paid and Unpaid Caregivers of Older People: A Systematic Review. CLINICAL GERONTOLOGIST, v. N/A, p. 14-pg., 2022-06-22. (20/04936-4)

MAXIMIANO-BARRETO, MADSON ALAN; OTTAVIANI, ANA CAROLINA; LUCHESI, BRUNA MORETTI; NISIHARA CHAGAS, MARCOS HORTES. Empathy Training for Caregivers of Older People: A Systematic Review. CLINICAL GERONTOLOGIST, v. N/A, p. 12-pg., 2022-09-24. (20/04936-4)

MAXIMIANO-BARRETO, MADSON ALAN; FABRICIO, DAIENE DE MORAIS; MOURA, AMANDA BARROS; PEREIRA DE BRITO, TABATTA RENATA; LUCHESI, BRUNA MORETTI; NISIHARA CHAGAS, MARCOS HORTES. Relationship of burden with depressive symptoms, mental disorders and older adults' functional dependence: A study with paid and unpaid caregivers in Brazil. HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE IN THE COMMUNITY, OCT 2021. (20/04936-4)