Impacto psicológico, social y familiar en los cuidadores informales de personas mayores de 18 a 65 años de edad con discapacidad física e intelectual, beneficiarios del Bono Joaquín Gallegos Lara de la ciudad de Loja. Año 2017.

Abstract

The present investigation was of a mixed and transversal type, aimed at determining the psychosocial and family impact in 80 informal caregivers of people with physical and intellectual disability from 18 to 65 years of age, beneficiaries of the Joaquín Gallegos Lara Bond of the city of Loja, to fulfill this objective, we used: a sociodemographic record, the scale of ZARIT and SCORE-15. By means of the sociodemographic record it was determined that the characteristics of the caregiver investigated correspond to a female person, married marital status, mother of the dependent person, age 40 to 65 years old, primary education level and unemployed; whereas with the scale of ZARIT it was evidenced that 68.8% suffer from caregiver overload; while the results of SCORE 15 indicate that: 88.5% of families have difficulties to establish communication patterns; 87.50% are worried or distressed and 68.8% show strength and ability to adapt.

The results of this research allowed us to design an intervention proposal to improve the emotional health of the caregiver.