Estrés laboral crónico en cuidadores formales e informales de adultos mayores en la ciudad de Guayaquil en el sector norte durante el año 2017 - 2018

Abstract

Chronic work stress in formal and informal caregivers of a geriatric center of the city of Guayaquil in the northern sector during the year 2017-2018, is a very important issue for the health of the caregivers so that they can effectively and efficiently perform their work The type of research that was conducted was descriptive. The sample consisted of 40 formal and informal caregivers of a geriatric center with a minimum of 1 year of experience. The main objectives are to identify the prevalence of chronic work stress and its three dimensions (emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, low personal fulfillment) in the aforementioned sample. In the main results we can see that 20% of caregivers have a high emotional exhaustion, 37.5% have a high level of depersonalization and 12.5% have a low level of personal fulfillment. In the Burnout analysis, 12.5% have a high level and in the burden of carers 30% have an intense overload.