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(Reference retrieved automatically from Web of Science through information on FAPESP grant and its corresponding number as mentioned in the publication by the authors.)

Factors of high impacts on the life of caregivers of disabled elderly

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Author(s):
Barbosa Rezende, Talita Cristina [1] ; Valente Coimbra, Arlete Maria [1] ; Lavras Costallat, Lilian Tereza [1] ; Coimbra, Ibsen Bellini [1]
Total Authors: 4
Affiliation:
[1] Univ Estadual Campinas, Dept Clin Med, Programa Saude Familia, BR-13083888 Campinas, SP - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 1
Document type: Journal article
Source: ARCHIVES OF GERONTOLOGY AND GERIATRICS; v. 51, n. 1, p. 76-80, JUL-AUG 2010.
Web of Science Citations: 9
Abstract

Elderly caregivers suffer physical and psychological consequences of the act of caring. The objective of this study was to characterize primary caregivers of elderly people in the community and identify the higher impacts of this activity on their life. We interviewed 127 caregivers about sociodemographic characteristics, presence of anxiety/depression (self-reporting questionnaire = SRQ), burden of care (caregiver burden scale = CBS); while their dependents were evaluated using sociodemographic questionnaires, health history, activities of daily living (ADL) scale and geriatric depression scale (GDS-15). The caregivers' mean age was 55.1 +/- 13.3 years; among them most were women and daughters with up to 4 years of education. The mean time as responsible for the elderly was 86.5 +/- 96.3 months; 56% divided the caring responsibility and 28.2% had another occupation; 32.3% presented psychoemotional illness. There was a positive correlation between the CBS and the caregiver factors: psychoemotional disorders, time as responsible for the elderly and education level; as well as between the CBS and the elderly: number of activities with dependence, presence of depression and incontinences. The correlation between the elderly's personal income and number of visits received was negative. The identification of high impacts on the caregivers' life would facilitate the professional approach. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved. (AU)