Authors :
Jessica Prissila Guzhñay-Álvarez;Andrés Alexis Ramírez-Coronel; Isabel Cristina Mesa-Cano
Volume/Issue :
Volume 6 - 2021, Issue 4 - April
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Abstract :
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.
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.
