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Quality of life and care burden among informal caregivers of elderly dependents in Catalonia
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Puig, Montserrat Rodríguez, Nuria Matellanes Lluch-Canut, Maria Teresa Moreno, Carmen Roldán, Juan Bautista Montesó, Pilar |
| Copyright Year | 2015 |
| Abstract | INTRODUCTION: $e Quality of Life (QOL) of primary caregivers may have decreased. $e a im of this study was to assess the objective and subjective elements related to QOL of the primary caregivers of the dependent elderly. $e theoretical framework used was the role theory and socialization process of care and the theory of social disengagement. METHODOLOGY: Qualitative study. $e sample consisted of n=22 informal caregivers of peo ple over 75 years old treated by the Primary Home Care Service Center of Vilafranca del Penedes (Barcelona, Spain). Dimensions used were: sociodemographic data, quality of life and happiness, care burden, social and family relationships, motivation and feelings when caring and the health status of the caregiver. $e technique chosen was a semi-structured interview . RESULTS: In our study, half of the caregivers had a regular perception of health and QOL, care burden, a self-care de%cit and contradictory feelings towards caring. CONCLUSIONS: $e Informal caregivers of dependent elderly of the home care program are main ly older women and with one or more chronic condition. $ey have a self-care de%cit. $ey say they have little social and perso nal life. |
| Starting Page | 9 |
| Ending Page | 14 |
| Page Count | 6 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.19131/rpesm.0100 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.scielo.mec.pt/pdf/rpesm/n14/n14a02.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.19131/rpesm.0100 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
