Abstract

BARBA LARA, Lisette Estefania  and  SHUGULI ZAMBRANO, Catherine Nataly. Niveles de sobrecarga en cuidadores del adulto mayor con y sin deterioro cognitivo. Estudio comparado. Rev Eug Esp [online]. 2022, vol.16, n.2, pp.67-80. ISSN 2661-6742.  https://doi.org/10.37135/ee.04.14.08.

Overload in caregivers is a consequence of the physical and mental effort involved in caring for another person, especially in older adults with cognitive impairment. Objective: to compare the level of overload in caregivers of older adults grouped according to the presence of cognitive impairment in the city of Riobamba, during the second semester of 2020. Methodology: a study with a quantitative approach, non-experimental comparative design was carried out. The population was made up of caregivers of an older adult in the city of Riobamba by selecting 70 participants through a sample of voluntary subjects. They were divided into two groups of 35 caregivers each, formed according to the existence of cognitive impairment in the elderly they cared for. Data were collected using the Zarit Caregiver Burden Scale. Results: It was determined that 75.7% of caregiver were female, as well as 50% older than 40 years, 51.4% married, 67.1% with a higher educational level, 72.9% above the level of poverty and 28.6% presented intense overload. Conclusions: older adults predominated with at least two people collaborating in their care, those ones without chronic non-communicable diseases and those aged between 75 and 94. The results of the Mann-Whitney U test indicated a statistically significant difference between the groups. The most affected components were overwhelm in the caregiver, fear for the future of the family member under their responsibility and concern about possible insufficiency of economic resources to meet expenses.

Keywords : Cognitive Dysfunction; Caregivers; Aged; Burnout, Psychological.

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