Dependency is the inability, loss or absence of a person to perform their activities and in turn depend on a caregiver to perform daily activities, a person with a disability is defined as one who has physical, mental or intellectual impairment in which their biological and psychological ability to perform essential activities in life is restricted. The increase of chronic diseases, people with physical and intellectual disabilities, age, have caused an increase of patients with dependency and require constant care, with this study was evaluated, support, education and accompaniment was given to caregivers to avoid stress and pressure states. Objective: To determine overload, anxiety and depression in caregivers of patients with physical dependence in the city of Cuenca. Methodology: Non-experimental, quantitative, descriptive, correlational-comparative and cross-sectional research, where 169 caregivers of patients with inclusion criteria of physical dependence in the canton of Cuenca, province of Azuay, were analyzed using the questionnaire of anxiety, depression and workload evaluated by the STAI / IDER and Zarit scales, where the individuals included in the study were evaluated. Results: Caregivers with a primary education level and caregivers who have been working as caregivers for a range of 21 to 30 years presented a slight overload; in general, all caregivers presented mild to high levels of anxiety, and depression was only present in caregivers who have been working as caregivers for a range of 31 to 39 years; it was also determined that there is a slight significant correlation between anxiety and overload; on the other hand, there was no significant relationship between depression and overload.

Keywords : Overload, Anxiety, Depression, Physical Dependence.