Nivel de sobrecarga, calidad de vida y funcionalidad familiar de los cuidadores de personas con discapacidad grave y severa de la ciudad de Loja en el periodo 2017-2018

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Abstract:This is a quantitative, descriptive, cross-sectional study, conducted in 60 informal caregivers of people with disabilities. A sociodemographic survey, the Zarit, FFSIL, and SF-36 tests were applied. RESULTS: 90% of caregivers are women, the average age of 49.15 years. 66.7% live in the urban area. 93.3% mestizos selfcatalogan, 70% are married, 55% have primary education, 71.7% take care of their child. 78.3% dedicate to care between 21 to 24 hours a day; Family income in 75% of cases is less than basic. Only 20% of caregivers perceive overload. Families are presented in 41.7% dysfunctional. 78.3% report a high quality of life and 21.7% average. CONCLUSIONS: The caregiver is mostly a woman in middle age, caring for a family member, with a basic level of education. 70% are married and 90% are mestizos. More than half live in urban areas and have a lower income than the basic salary, 2 out of 10 of them if they have an overload, with the slight overload being the most frequent. Family dysfunction occurs in almost half of households, 1 in 10 has a fully functional home.