Day center for the elderly: elderly people with dependence and overburdened family caregivers
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https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2020v23i3p71-88Keywords:
Family Caregiver, Elderly Person with Dependence, Overload.Abstract
This study, descriptive-exploratory and cross-sectional, aimed to analyze data from medical records of users of a Day Center for the elderly; such as the sociodemographic profile of the elderly and their family caregivers, the degree of dependence of the elderly on the Katz Index, and the level of burden on caregivers in the Zarit Burden Interview. The survey showed that the majority of caregivers are women, daughters and spouses. The elderly, in 73%, are between 70 and 89 years old; and the prevalent diseases are hypertension, diabetes, cerebrovascular, neuropsychiatric and neurocognitive disorders. The Katz Index shows that 27% of the elderly are dependent and 73% semi-dependent; and the Zarit Burden Interview shows that 90% of caregivers have moderate to severe overload. Thus, psychoeducative intervention is urgent in this relationship between the caregiver and the elderly person permeated by tension and overload.Downloads
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2020-09-30
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Oliveira, W. da S., & Lima da Silva, T. B. (2020). Day center for the elderly: elderly people with dependence and overburdened family caregivers. Revista Kairós-Gerontologia, 23(3), 71–88. https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2020v23i3p71-88
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