Sobrecarga en cuidadores informales de adultos mayores en el sur de Quito parroquia La Argelia, año 2019

Abstract

Abstract:This research discusses the overload in informal caregivers of older adults, with the aim of identifying sociodemographic characteristics, level of overload, identifying the competencies of care, degree of dependence, well-being emotional and psychological, of informal caregivers and older adults in the Algerian city of Quito sector in 2019. The sample evaluated was 20 older adults and 20 informal caregivers. The methodology used is the non-experimental quantitative approach, descriptive and exploratory methods, the following questionnaires were used: Sociodemographic Questionnaire, Cargo Interview for Caregivers, CARE, Barthel Index, Questionnaire COPE-28 Inventory, Duke-unk Social Support Questionnaire, Eysenck Personality Questionnaire and Pfeiffer's State Of the Mental Portable Questionnaire. A smaller number of older adults were determined to have a severe ability to dependence on daily life activities. Most caregivers have normal cognitive impairment. It is concluded that there is a moderate level of overload in informal care for older adults, mostly dependents have normal mental health.