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Abstract(s)
A sobrecarga do cuidador informal (CI) tem-se tornado numa
importante preocupação para a enfermagem de reabilitação, não só pela
sua influência na qualidade de vida destas pessoas e independência
funcional, como também pelos elevados custos sociais associados
(Goodhead e McDonald, 2007; Petronilho, 2010, Cruz et al., 2010).
Apesar de as questões relacionadas com a morte terem adquirido nas últimas
décadas estatuto relevante nas ciências sociais e humanas (Loureiro, 2010), estas tem
merecido pouca atenção quando se estuda a sobrecarga do CI (Reimer, 2007).
Realizou-se um estudo quantitativo descritivo-correlacional com os objetivos
principais de: analisar a influência das variáveis sociodemográficas e contextuais na
sobrecarga do CI; analisar a influência da sobrecarga do CI nas suas atitudes perante a
morte. Utilizou-se para o efeito o Questionário de Avaliação da Sobrecarga do
Cuidador Informal (QASCI) e a Escala de Avaliação do Perfil de Atitudes Acerca da
Morte (EAPAM). Foram inquiridas através de questionário 32 cuidadores informais.
Os resultados evidenciaram correlações significativas entre : “idade” e atitude de
“Evitamento”; “anos de cuidado” e atitude de “Neutralidade”; “estado civil” e as
dimensões “Reações a Exigências” e “Perceção de Mecanismos Eficácia e Controlo”;
“motivo da dependência” e atitude de “Medo”, bem como com as dimensões
“Sobrecarga Financeira” e “Implicações na Vida Pessoal”; “Implicações Vida Pessoal”
e “Neutralidade”; “Sobrecarga Emocional” e “Medo”.
Estes resultados são sustentados pela literatura, nomeadamente relacionada com
as atitudes perante a morte (Reimer, 2007), afirmando-as um importante foco de atenção
dos enfermeiros.
Palavras-chave: Cuidador Informal; Sobrecarga; Atitudes Perante a Morte; Familiar
dependente.
ABSTRACT Informal Caregiver: Overburden and Attitudes Towards Death Informal caregiver’s (IC) overburden has become a major concern to rehabilitation nursing, not only because of their influence on these people’s quality of life and functional independency, as well as the associated high social costs (Goodhead & McDonald, 2007; Petronilho, 2010, Cruz et al., 2010). While issues related to death have acquired relevant status in recent decades in what social sciences and humanities concerns (Loureiro, 2010), these have received little attention when studying IC’s overburden (Reimer, 2007). A descriptive-correlational quantitative study has been conducted with the main objetives: to analyze the influence of sociodemographic and contextual variables in IC’s overburden; analyze the influence of IC’s overburden in their attitudes towards death. For this purpose, the Assessment Questionnaire of Informal Caregiver Overburden (QASCI) and the Profile Rating Scale of Attitudes About Death (EAPAM) were used. 32 informal caregivers were surveyed by questionnaire. Results showed significant correlations between "Age" and "Avoidance" attitude; "Years of care” and “Neutrality” attitude; “marital status” and the dimensions “Reactions to Demandings” and “Efficacy and Control Perception Mechanisms "; “cause of dependency” and "Fear’s" attitude, as well as with the dimensions "Financial Burden" and "Implications for Personal Life”, "Implications for Personal Life" and "Neutrality, "Emotional Overload" and "Fear”. Literature supports these results, particularly regarding the attitudes towards death (Reimer, 2007), affirming them as an important focus of nurses attention. Keywords: Informal Caregivers; Overburde
ABSTRACT Informal Caregiver: Overburden and Attitudes Towards Death Informal caregiver’s (IC) overburden has become a major concern to rehabilitation nursing, not only because of their influence on these people’s quality of life and functional independency, as well as the associated high social costs (Goodhead & McDonald, 2007; Petronilho, 2010, Cruz et al., 2010). While issues related to death have acquired relevant status in recent decades in what social sciences and humanities concerns (Loureiro, 2010), these have received little attention when studying IC’s overburden (Reimer, 2007). A descriptive-correlational quantitative study has been conducted with the main objetives: to analyze the influence of sociodemographic and contextual variables in IC’s overburden; analyze the influence of IC’s overburden in their attitudes towards death. For this purpose, the Assessment Questionnaire of Informal Caregiver Overburden (QASCI) and the Profile Rating Scale of Attitudes About Death (EAPAM) were used. 32 informal caregivers were surveyed by questionnaire. Results showed significant correlations between "Age" and "Avoidance" attitude; "Years of care” and “Neutrality” attitude; “marital status” and the dimensions “Reactions to Demandings” and “Efficacy and Control Perception Mechanisms "; “cause of dependency” and "Fear’s" attitude, as well as with the dimensions "Financial Burden" and "Implications for Personal Life”, "Implications for Personal Life" and "Neutrality, "Emotional Overload" and "Fear”. Literature supports these results, particularly regarding the attitudes towards death (Reimer, 2007), affirming them as an important focus of nurses attention. Keywords: Informal Caregivers; Overburde
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Curso de mestrado em enfermagem de reabilitação
Keywords
Atitude perante a morte Efeitos psicossociais da doença Idoso Prestadores de cuidados Psicologia Aged Attitude to death Caregivers Cost of illness Psychology
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Instituto Politécnico de Viseu, Escola Superior de Saúde de Viseu