Habilidad de cuidado y sobrecarga en cuidadores familiares de personas con enfermedad crónica

Autor: Carreño Moreno, Sonia Patricia, Barreto Osorio, Ruth Vivian, Durán Parra, Myriam, Ortiz, Tamara Vilma, Romero, Elizabeth
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Repositorio Institucional UDCA
Universidad de Ciencias Aplicadas y Ambientales U.D.C.A
instacron:Universidad de Ciencias Aplicadas y Ambientales U.D.C.A
Popis: Introduction: Caregiver burden has proved to be a variable that is related to gender factors, the functionality of the care recipient, the time spent on care, among others. Additional research to determine if the burden of care is related to the caring ability of the family caregiver is required. Objective: To determine the correlation between burden of care and caring in family caregivers of people with chronic illness and to compare that relationship in the different regions of Colombia. Methods: Quantitative study, with a correlational approach. The sample included 2040 caregivers of people with chronic illness of the Andean, Pacific, Caribbean and Amazon regions in Colombia. Informed consent process was performed. Data were collected with the Caring Ability Inventory of Nkonghoy and with the Zarit Caregiver Burden Interview. The statistical approach was done with the Spearman Rho test. Results: In Colombia and in its Amazonic and Pacific regions, a weak negative statistically significant correlation (p
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