Caring for the carer: quality of life and burden of female caregivers

• Main Authors: Michelly Guedes de Oliveira Araújo (Author), Michelinne Oliveira Machado Dutra (Author), Carla Carolina Silva Leite Freitas (Author), Tatiane Gomes Guedes (Author), Francisco Stélio de Souza (Author), Rosilene Santos Baptista (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem.
• Subjects: article
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ABSTRACT Objective: To assess the quality of life and the burden of female caregivers. Method: Descriptive, cross-sectional, quantitative study carried out with 224 informal caregivers from March to July 2016. Three instruments were used: a characterization form for the caregiver, the WHOQOL-Bref qu...