Factors associated with symptoms of physical and emotional burden in informal caregivers of the elderly

• Main Authors: Leandro Corrêa Figueiredo (Author), Gustavo Carrijo Barbosa (Author), Diana Quirino Monteiro (Author), Gabriela Martins (Author), Adrielli Fernanda de Oliveira e Silva (Author), Luana Flávia Talmelli Ruy (Author), Tatiana de Oliveira Sato (Author), Aline Cristina Martins Gratão (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem, 2022-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary

ABSTRACT 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.

Item Description

1984-0446
10.1590/0034-7167-2021-0927