Sobrecarga en cuidadores informales de adultos mayores en el sur de Quito sector San Bartolo en el año 2019

Abstract

Abstract:The present research consisted of identifying the prevalence of overload in informal caregivers of older adults in the South of Quito, San Bartolo sector, during 2019. To comply with the above, the sociodemographic characteristics, the level of burden or overload were analyzed, determining the competencies of care, degree of dependence, emotional and psychological well-being, of informal caregivers and older adults. The methodology used was the non-experimental quantitative approach, with its descriptive and exploratory methods. The evaluated sample consisted of 20 older adults and 20 informal caregivers. On the other hand, the main results obtained from the sample taken showed that most of the informal caregivers are represented by women, likewise, the perception of work overload is low, additionally it is detected that the caregivers receive social support, the method one of the most used confrontations is religion, has social support from a family member and has a high level of extroversion.