Influência do apoio social na qualidade de vida do cuidador familiar de pessoas com dependência

Abstract

The objective of this study was to evaluate the Quality of Life (QOL) of family caregivers of handicapped people attended at home by Family Health Teams and the relationship with their social support. Sixty-six family caregivers were interviewed using the WHOQOL-bref for a QOL evaluation and Zarit Burden Interview for the burden. The Social Relations domain of the WHOQOL-bref received the second best score within the domains of the instrument. During multiple linear regressions analysis, female caregivers, with low burden scores and who had received help from someone to perform the care, obtained the highest scores. Similarly, caregivers with partners had higher mean scores in the overall global assessment for QOL and health than those without partners. The results provide evidence of the influence of social support regarding Quality of Life and the burden perceived by family caregivers.

Burden of care and its impact on health-related quality of life of caregivers of individuals with spinal cord injury

“…In regard to the socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of caregivers, many studies present similar results, which highlight the predominance of female caregivers who are married, aged 45 to 50 years old on average and with a low educational level (9,(18)(19)(20)(21) .…”

Classificação socioeconômica e qualidade de vida de familiares de crianças e adolescentes com deficiência auditiva

“…The social domain also presented a higher percentage in the perception of quality of life in a study of 66 families members of people with special care in the south of the capital of São Paulo 24 . The domain involving social relations was also justified by the questions referred the interpersonal relations and the support that they receive from friends and family members.…”

“…Parents and family members, when they feel welcomed by the service system where they live or by other people who make part of them, they end up being facilitators of therapeutic interventions, since such relationships potentialize the desire of participating and promoting their therapeutic development 24,25 .…”

Perfil Do Cuidador De Pessoas Com Deficiência

“…Corroborando com nossos resultados onde a maioria dos cuidadores eram do gênero feminino (91,1%, n=224), estudos apontam que as mulheres asseguraram para si a atribuição de cuidar dos seus parentes, independente de suas idades [8][9][10][11] . Adicionalmente, 93,1% (n=229) dos cuidadores eram familiares.…”

“…O cuidado nasce da própria existência como ser humano e é dessa consciência que deverá surgir uma elaboração efetiva da agenda de políticas de planejamento voltada aos cuidadores. A literatura 9,10,18 também questiona sobre a necessidade de planejamento e implementação de políticas de saúde voltadas para o cuidador, para que a política vigente no país não visa apenas o ser doente, mas também a pessoa responsável pelo cuidado. Neste sentido, iniciativas locais, a exemplo do CEPIC (Centro de Práticas Integrativas Complementares) e do projeto de cuidadores familiares (ODESC -Organização Social para o Desenvolvimento Sustentável e Capacitação) foram desenvolvidas com a finalidade de auxiliar o bom desempenho do cuidador, para que ele possa atuar no âmbito comunitário e familiar.…”