| Revista: | Revista de psiquiatria clinica |
| Base de datos: | PERIÓDICA |
| Número de sistema: | 000376598 |
| ISSN: | 0101-6083 |
| Autors: | Tabeleao, Viviane Porto1 Tomasi, Elaine2 Quevedo, Luciana de Avila1 |
| Institucions: | 1Universidade Catolica de Pelotas, Programa de Pos-Graduacao em Saude e Comportamento, Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul. Brasil 2Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Departamento de Medicina Social, Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul. Brasil |
| Any: | 2014 |
| Volum: | 41 |
| Número: | 3 |
| Paginació: | 63-66 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Tipo de documento: | Artículo |
| Enfoque: | Analítico, descriptivo |
| Resumen en inglés | Studies have shown that overburden with care of psychotic patients is associated with a significant reduction of quality of life and causes harm to the caregiver’s health. Objective In order to compare factors associated with levels of burden of caregivers with the psychopathology of the patient, we conducted a cross-sectional study with 435 primary caregivers of patients of Centers for Psychosocial Care (CAPS) from Pelotas, RS. Methods The patients were identified through medical records and their caregivers were interviewed in their homes. To evaluate the burden we used Zarit Burden Interview (ZBI). Results Caregivers of dependent users of alcohol and drugs had the highest average of burden, 52.2 points (sd = 20.4), followed by the caregivers of patients with suicide risk, 48.5 points (sd = 0.7). In adjusted analysis, women had 8.2 (95% CI: 4.6, 11.8) points higher on average than men in ZBI scale. Caregivers with less education had 1.6 (95% CI: -3.1, -1.0) points lower on average of burden compared to those with higher educational level. Caregivers with some health problem had 6.7 (95% CI: 3.3, 10.0) points higher in the middle of the ZBI when compared to those without disease. Discussion Several factors overload clearly indicate the need to develop interventions such as psychoeducation which may give some support to the family responsible for care |
| Disciplines | Medicina |
| Paraules clau: | Psiquiatría, Medicina familiar, Pacientes psiquiátricos, Cuidado familiar, Sobrecarga de trabajo, Cuidadores |
| Keyword: | Medicine, Psychiatry, Family medicine, Psychiatric patients, Family care, Work overload, Caregivers |
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