Quality of life, burden, family emotional support: a model for older adults who are caregivers
AUTOR(ES)
Rosas, Carola
FONTE
Rev. Bras. Enferm.
DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO
05/12/2019
RESUMO
RESUMO Objetivo: Investigar relações entre qualidade de vida, sexo, idade, sobrecarga e natureza dos apoios emocionais disponíveis na família, em idosos cuidadores de parentes idosos. Método: Estudo transversal e correlacional com 148 cuidadores recrutados em serviços públicos e privados de saúde foram submetidos a medidas psicológicas de qualidade de vida, sobrecarga, intercâmbio de apoio emocional, sexo e idade. Os dados foram analisados através de qui-quadrado, exato de Fisher e path análises (p < 0.05). Resultados: 77% mulheres, idade média 69,7 anos. Resultaram associações significativas entre intercâmbio de apoios e ônus pelo apoio oferecido, ser mulher e satisfação pelo apoio recebido, satisfação pelos apoios recebidos e sobrecarga, sobrecarga e qualidade de vida, e satisfação pelos apoios recebidos e senso de ônus pelo apoio oferecido. Conclusão: Satisfação com apoio emocional recebido modera a relação entre sexo e sobrecarga, e esta modera a relação entre satisfação com apoio emocional e qualidade de vida percebida.ABSTRACT Objective: To investigate associations between quality of life, sex, age, burden, and nature of emotional support available in the family in older adults who are caregivers of older relatives. Method: Cross-sectional and correlational study on 148 caregivers gathered in public and private healthcare services, who were subjected to psychological measures of quality of life, burden, exchange of emotional support, sex, and age. Data were analyzed using Chi-square, Fisher’s exact test and path analyses (p < 0.05). Results: A total of 77% women, average age of 69.7 years. There were significant associations between exchange of support and burden due to the provided assistance, being a woman and satisfaction with the received support, satisfaction with the received support and burden, burden and quality of life, and satisfaction with the received support and feeling of burden due to the provided support. Conclusion: Satisfaction with the received emotional support moderate the association between sex and burden, and such moderate the association between satisfaction with emotional support and perceived quality of life.
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