Prevalencia del estrés laboral crónico en cuidadores formales e informales de la provincia de Esmeraldas, durante el año 2018-2019

Abstract

Abstract:Research of problem: the lack of information on the prevalence of chronic work stress in formal and informal caregivers of the province of Esmeraldas. This phenomenon is currently occurring more frequently in the world, causing significant losses for caregivers, organizations of care and users (Morse, et al., 2012). Objective of research: to identify the prevalence of chronic work stress, considering the variables associated with this phenomenon, in forty formal and informal caregivers of the province of Esmeraldas, during the year 2018-2019. Context of research: 4 foundations and 16 families from the cantons of Quinindé and Esmeraldas. Sample: 40 caregivers, 24 formal and 16 informal. Methods, techniques and instruments: descriptive, analytical, inductive - deductive and statistical; bibliographic, of observation and collection of the information; sociodemographic and occupational, MBI questionnaire, interview of load, scale of satisfaction life, questionnaire of general health (GHQ- -28), strategies of coping, AS the questionnaire and the Bief Resilence Scale (BRS). Overall conclusion: there were 2 cases of Burnout in formal caregivers and 9 in informal caregivers.