Factors associated with symptoms of physical and emotional burden in informal caregivers of the elderly.
Rev Bras Enferm
; 75Suppl 4(Suppl 4): e20210927, 2022.
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OBJECTIVES: to analyze the personal and work-related burden factors associated with physical and emotional symptoms of informal caregivers of the elderly. METHODS: cross-sectional study conducted with 121 informal caregivers and 121 seniors who received care, assessed individually for the risk of: physical overload, musculoskeletal symptoms, Self-Reporting Questionnaire, effort perception, and Katz index. RESULTS: a greater perception of effort raises up to 3.3 times the chances of presenting symptoms of pain in the spine region (p=0.01), and lower functional capacity of the elderly increases up to 1.3 times the chances of presenting pain symptoms in the spine region (p=0.02). The symptoms of emotional overload were associated with the caregiver's low income (p=0.02). CONCLUSIONS: the perception of effort, dependence of the elderly, caregiver's age, and symptoms of emotional overload are involved with caregivers' symptoms of physical overload, and low income, with emotional overload.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Cuidadores
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Emoções
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Rev Bras Enferm
Ano de publicação:
2022
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil
País de publicação:
Brasil