Frailty, depression, and quality of life: a study with elderly caregivers

Autor(es)

de Melo, Leticia Alves ^[1] ; Machado de Jesus, Isabela Thais ^[1] ; Orlandi, Fabiana de Souza ^[1] ; de Oliveira Gomes, Grace Angelica ^[1] ; Zazzetta, Marisa Silvana ^[1] ; Pereira de Brito, Tabatta Renata ^[2] ; dos Santos-Orlandi, Ariene Angelini ^[1]

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[1] Univ Fed Sao Carlos, Sao Carlos, SP - Brazil

^[2] Univ Fed Alfenas, Alfenas, MG - Brazil

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem; v. 73, n. 3 2020.
• Citações Web of Science: 0

Resumo

Objective: to analyze the relationship between frailty, depressive symptoms, and quality of life of elderly caregivers of other elderly living in high social vulnerability. Methods: a descriptive, correlational and cross-sectional study conducted with 40 elderly caregivers. A questionnaire to characterize elderly caregivers, the Fried frailty phenotype, the Geriatric Depression Scale (to screen depressive symptoms) and the Short-Form 6 Dimension (to assess quality of life) were used. For data analysis, Student's t-test, ANOVA, Pearson's chi(2) and Fisher's exact test were used. Results: most were pre-frail (52.5%) and had no evidence of depressive symptoms (57.5%). They presented, on average, a score of 0.76 (+/- 0.1) in relation to quality of life. Statistical significance was observed between the average scores of quality of life with depressive symptoms (p=0.012) and frailty level (p=0.004). Conclusion: frail elderly caregivers with depressive symptoms had a worse perception of quality of life. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 14/50104-0 - Ferramenta para monitoramento de níveis de fragilidade e fatores associados em idosos atendidos pelo Núcleo de Apoio à Saúde da Família (NASF) no Município de São Carlos
• Beneficiário: Marisa Silvana Zazzetta
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Pesquisa em Políticas Públicas para o SUS
• Processo FAPESP: 18/04980-3 - Fragilidade, sintomas depressivos e qualidade de vida: um estudo com idosos cuidadores
• Beneficiário: Letícia Alves de Melo
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Iniciação Científica