Sobrecarga laboral en los cuidadores informales de adultos mayores en el sector Andrés de Vera de la ciudad de Portoviejo, durante el año 2019.

Abstract

Abstract:This research identified as a general objective the labor overload in informal caregivers of older adults in the Andrés de Vera sector of the city of Portoviejo, during the year 2019. The methodology used was exploratory method; quantitative, non-experimental, transactional, descriptive, exploratory design; type of descriptive-transverse research in a sample of 20 participants; the instruments used were: Sociodemographic and Labour Questionnaire Ad hoc; Cargo Interview for Formal Caregivers Zarit, Caring, Barthel Index, GENERAL Health Questionnaire GHQ-12, COPE-28 Inventory, Duke-Unc Social Support Questionnaire, EPQ-R Personality and Pfeiffer Scale. The results obtained were: the predominant sex is female, 55% has an intense overload, 35% has severe dependence, general health gives a normal range of 60%, coping strategies, ranks religion first with an average of 3.50 , social support is found with 95% as scarce, the personality trait with extraversion with an average of 3.35; the deterioration of the elderly is found with 45% of normal cognitive impairment.