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Introdução: O conhecimento é a familiaridade, a consciência ou a compreensão de alguém ou de alguma coisa, como factos, informações, descrições ou competências, que se adquire através da experiência ou da formação, perceber, descobrir ou aprender. O enfermeiro tem de ser um profissional com conhecimentos para que a sua prática seja de excelência face à realidade dos utentes/família/grupo/comunidade, independentemente do seu contexto de atuação. Foi partindo destas premissas, que se realizou o presente estudo subordinado ao tema “. Capacitação do Cuidador Informal da Pessoa Dependente”.
Objetivos: Caracterizar a pessoa cuidada/dependente inserida no projeto “Estatuto de Cuidador Informal”; Avaliar o nível de sobrecarga do Cuidador Informal.
Métodos: Estudo de natureza quantitativa, transversal, descritivo e correlacional, numa amostra de 61 cuidadores informais inseridos no Projeto “Estatuto de Cuidador Informal” do Concelho de Lamego, maioritariamente mulheres (91,8%), com uma idade média de 57,07±9,68 anos. Para a recolha de dados optou-se pelo questionário de caracterização da pessoa dependente, caracterização do cuidador informal, caracterização do contexto do cuidar, perceção e necessidades do cuidador informal, Índice de Barthel e a Escala de Zarit (Caregiver Burden Interview Zarit, 1980), versão adaptada e validada por Sequeira (2007)). Foi obtido parecer favorável da Comissão de Ética.
Resultados: O estudo evidenciou que 41,0% dos cuidadores informais apresentam sobrecarga ligeira e 14,8% uma sobrecarga intensa. A idade e o tempo que prestam cuidados à pessoa dependente foram variáveis preditoras de sobrecarga dos cuidadores informais (p<0,05), sendo os cuidadores com menos de 35 anos de idade e entre os 36-50 anos aqueles que apresentaram mais sobrecarga, bem como os que possuem menos de 6 meses de desempenho desta função e entre aqueles que o fazem há mais de 4 anos. As mulheres cuidadoras apresentaram um índice ligeiro de maior sobrecarga do que os cuidadores homens. O tempo com a pessoa que cuidam interferiu na sobrecarga, especificamente entre os que prestam cuidados à pessoa dependente entre 12-18 horas por dia. Os cuidadores solteiros e viúvos revelaram maior sobrecarga de cuidados, bem como os que coabitavam com a pessoa cuidada.
Conclusão: Os resultados demonstram a necessidade de os enfermeiros das UCC reunirem esforços para adotarem medidas preventivas precoces que possam minimizar a sobrecarga dos cuidadores informais, pois, atendendo à sua vulnerabilidade decorrente da prestação de cuidados à pessoa dependente, estes têm de ter um maior apoio a todos os níveis.
Palavras-chave: Cuidador informal; Pessoa dependente; Capacitação; Enfermagem de Saúde Comunitária.
Abstract Introduction: Knowledge is the familiarity, awareness or understanding of someone or something, such as facts, information, descriptions or skills, which is acquired through experience or training, perceiving, discovering or learning. The nurse must be a professional with knowledge so that his practice is of excellence in the face of the reality of users / family / group / community, regardless of their context of action. It was based on these premises that the present study was carried out under the theme ". Empowerment of the Informal Caregiver of the Dependent Person". Objectives: Characterize the cared/dependent person inserted in the project "Informal Caregiver Status"; Assess the level of burden of the Informal Caregiver. Methods: Quantitative, cross-sectional, descriptive and correlational study, in a sample of 61 informal caregivers inserted in the "Informal Caregiver Status" Project of the Municipality of Lamego, mostly women (91.8%), with an average age of 57.07±9.68 years. For data collection, a questionnaire was chosen to characterize the dependent person, characterize the informal caregiver, characterize the care context, perception and needs of the informal caregiver, Barthel Index and the Zarit Scale (Caregiver Burden Interview Zarit, 1980), version adapted and validated by Sequeira (2007)). A favorable opinion was obtained from the Ethics Committee. Results: The study showed that 41.0% of informal caregivers had a mild burden and 14.8% had a severe burden. Age and time providing care to the dependent person were predictors of informal caregivers' overload (p<0.05), with caregivers under 35 years of age and between 36-50 years of age presenting more overload, as well as those with less than 6 months of performance of this function and among those who have been doing it for more than 4 years. Female caregivers had a slightly higher burden than male caregivers. Time with the person they care for interfered with burden, specifically among those who provide care for the dependent person between 12-18 hours per day. Single and widowed caregivers showed higher caregiver burden, as well as those who cohabited with the cared-for person. Conclusion: The results demonstrate the need for CCU nurses to join efforts to adopt early preventive measures that can minimize the burden of informal caregivers, because, given their vulnerability due to the provision of care to the dependent person, they must have greater support at all levels. Keywords: Informal caregiver; Dependent person; Capacity building; Community Health Nursing.
Abstract Introduction: Knowledge is the familiarity, awareness or understanding of someone or something, such as facts, information, descriptions or skills, which is acquired through experience or training, perceiving, discovering or learning. The nurse must be a professional with knowledge so that his practice is of excellence in the face of the reality of users / family / group / community, regardless of their context of action. It was based on these premises that the present study was carried out under the theme ". Empowerment of the Informal Caregiver of the Dependent Person". Objectives: Characterize the cared/dependent person inserted in the project "Informal Caregiver Status"; Assess the level of burden of the Informal Caregiver. Methods: Quantitative, cross-sectional, descriptive and correlational study, in a sample of 61 informal caregivers inserted in the "Informal Caregiver Status" Project of the Municipality of Lamego, mostly women (91.8%), with an average age of 57.07±9.68 years. For data collection, a questionnaire was chosen to characterize the dependent person, characterize the informal caregiver, characterize the care context, perception and needs of the informal caregiver, Barthel Index and the Zarit Scale (Caregiver Burden Interview Zarit, 1980), version adapted and validated by Sequeira (2007)). A favorable opinion was obtained from the Ethics Committee. Results: The study showed that 41.0% of informal caregivers had a mild burden and 14.8% had a severe burden. Age and time providing care to the dependent person were predictors of informal caregivers' overload (p<0.05), with caregivers under 35 years of age and between 36-50 years of age presenting more overload, as well as those with less than 6 months of performance of this function and among those who have been doing it for more than 4 years. Female caregivers had a slightly higher burden than male caregivers. Time with the person they care for interfered with burden, specifically among those who provide care for the dependent person between 12-18 hours per day. Single and widowed caregivers showed higher caregiver burden, as well as those who cohabited with the cared-for person. Conclusion: The results demonstrate the need for CCU nurses to join efforts to adopt early preventive measures that can minimize the burden of informal caregivers, because, given their vulnerability due to the provision of care to the dependent person, they must have greater support at all levels. Keywords: Informal caregiver; Dependent person; Capacity building; Community Health Nursing.
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Competência profissional Educação para a saúde Enfermagem de saúde comunitária Estado funcional Prestadores de cuidados Caregivers Community health nursing Functional status Health education Professional competence