RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE EPIDEMIOLOGICAL PROFILE OF CAREGIVERS OF ELDERLY PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA AND OVERBURDEN OF CARE

Authors

  • Bruna Silva Leite Universidade Federal Fluminense
  • Alessandra Conceição Leite Funchal Camacho Universidade Federal Fluminense
  • Maria Virginia Lyra Jacoud Universidade Federal Fluminense
  • Mariana Stavale de Almeida de Barros Santos Universidade Federal Fluminense
  • Cintia Raquel da Costa de Assis Universidade Federal Fluminense
  • Fabiana Lopes Joaquim Universidade Federal Fluminense

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v22i4.50171

Keywords:

Dementia, Caregivers, Family nursing, Elderly, Vulnerability.

Abstract

The present study aimed to evaluate the sociodemographic and clinical profile of caregivers and their relationship with overburden of care of elderly people with dementia. Descriptive cross-sectional study, non-probability sample with 94 elderly people suffering with dementia, conducted at a Care Center for Elderly in the state of Rio de Janeiro. Data was collected from February to June 2016, through a questionnaire on sociodemographic aspects and Zarit Inventory. Forty-six (50%) caregivers had moderate overburden, 35 (38%) had little overburden and 11 (12%) moderate/severe overburden; 71 (77%) caregivers took 1 to 5 drugs and 20 (22%) took 6 to 11 drugs. The following trends were observed: individuals with lower income experienced higher levels of overburden; less experienced caregivers had moderate overburden; the greater the overburden of caregivers, the lower the average age of these individuals. Also, overburdened caregivers were in conditions of biological and psychological vulnerability.

Author Biographies

Bruna Silva Leite, Universidade Federal Fluminense

Enfermeira. Mestre em Ciências do Cuidado em Saúde. 

Alessandra Conceição Leite Funchal Camacho, Universidade Federal Fluminense

Enfermeira. Doutora em Enfermagem. Docente no Departamento de Fundamentos de Enfermagem, Escola de Enfermagem Aurora Afonso Costa - Universidade Federal Fluminense/EEAAC/UFF. Niterói (RJ), Brasil. 

Maria Virginia Lyra Jacoud, Universidade Federal Fluminense

Acadêmica de Enfermagem. EEAAC/UFF. Niterói (RJ), Brasil

Mariana Stavale de Almeida de Barros Santos, Universidade Federal Fluminense

Acadêmica de Enfermagem. EEAAC/UFF. Niterói (RJ), Brasil

Cintia Raquel da Costa de Assis, Universidade Federal Fluminense

Mestranda em Ciências do Cuidado em Saúde na EEAAC/UFF. Niterói (RJ), Brasil. 

Fabiana Lopes Joaquim, Universidade Federal Fluminense

  1.   Doutoranda em Enfermagem na EEAAC/UFF. Niterói (RJ), Brasil.

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Published

2017-11-22

How to Cite

Leite, B. S., Camacho, A. C. L. F., Jacoud, M. V. L., Santos, M. S. de A. de B., de Assis, C. R. da C., & Joaquim, F. L. (2017). RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE EPIDEMIOLOGICAL PROFILE OF CAREGIVERS OF ELDERLY PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA AND OVERBURDEN OF CARE. Cogitare Enfermagem, 22(4). https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v22i4.50171

Issue

Vol. 22 No. 4 (2017)

Section

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

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