Assessment of caregiver burden with elderly having cognitive deficit

Acta Paulista de Enfermagem

Aline Cristina Martins Gratao²  Luana Flávia Da Silva Talmelli¹  Vanderlei José Haas¹  Sueli Marques¹  Luciana Kusumota¹  Rosalina Aparecida Partezani Rodrigues¹ 

[1] ,Universidade de Brasilia Graduate Nursing Program Brasília DF ,Brazil

关键词: Aged;    Caregivers;    Stress;    psychological;    Cognition disorders;    Idoso;    Cuidadores;    Estresse psicológico;    Transtornos cognitivos;    Anciano;    Cuidadores;    Estrés psicológico;    Trastornos del conocimiento;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0103-21002012000600013

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

To characterize the elderly with cognitive déficit, and family caregivers who live in the urban communit,y and to identify the caregiver burden. METHODS: An observational, cross-sectional study, conducted between January and July 2009. Seventy elderly (aged 65 and older) were assessed for cognitive deficit using the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE); their 70 caregivers were evaluated by the Zarit Burden Scale (ZBS) and the Self Reporting Questionnaire (SRQ). The data were entered and validated by double entry in the MS Excel Program, and were analyzed using SPSS software, version 15.0. RESULTS: Of the caregivers, 47.1% were children. We obtained a mean for the ZBS of 30.3 (± 17.3) and 6.2 (± 3.2) for the SRQ, p <0.05, correlating lower scores of the MMSE with high scores on ZBS and SRQ. CONCLUSIONS: Cognitive deficit of the elderly was a predictive factor for burden and emotional distress of caregivers. Knowing the reduction of cognitive capacity related to caregiver burden is essential for preserving caregiver health.

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