Estrés laboral crónico en cuidadores formales e informales de la ciudad de Cariamanga

Abstract

Abstract:The purpose of this research was to identify the prevalence of chronic work stress and its three dimensions (emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, low personal achievement) in caregivers of three centers of the bald canton; one of care for the elderly; a specialized school, and two children's educational centers during 2018. The population under study were 40 people: 35 formal caregivers and 5 informal caregivers of the aforementioned institutions. To determine the existence of chronic work stress in caregivers, a questionnaire of sociodemographic variables and 7 psychological batteries were applied, among them: The Maslach chronic work stress inventory; the loading interview for formal caregivers; the scale of life satisfaction; the general health questionnaire; the coping questionnaire; the MOSS social support questionnaire; the Brief resilence scale. The data obtained indicate that of formal caregivers have burnout syndrome; the prevalent resignation constitutes personal fulfillment and in what refers to the modes of coping the most used is religion and planning.