Sobrecarga laboral en los cuidadores informales de adultos mayores en el sector norte de la ciudad de Quito durante el año 2020

Abstract

Abstract: This paper titled as Elderly Informal Carer Overburden , located at the northern part of Quito, was aimed to identify the overburden faced by informal carers. This is a transversal, explorative and descriptive type or research, with a simple of 20 participants, who were tested with various psychological instruments and questionnaires, in order to recognize the variables that take part at the overburden level. Once the data was analyzed, it could be concluded that the elderly informal carers do present an intese overburden, even when they count with others support. In addition, they face this kind of situations with resignation, since they are aware that the elders will not get better and that they will have more responsibilities as seniors co-dependendance increase. This makes them more resilient to aging and to thier love ones care.