Factors Related to Burden and Self-Care for Hypertension in Family Caregivers
Talita Morais Ferreira Lima,
Andréa Fachini da Costa,
Maria Carolina Barbosa Teixeira Lopes
et al.
Abstract:Objective: To identify factors related to burden and self-care for hypertension in family caregivers. Method: an online, cross-sectional survey of 68 family caregivers of elderly people, carried out between December 2021 and February 2022 in Brazil. Questionnaires on caregiver activity, the Informal Caregiver Burden Assessment Questionnaire and the Hypertension Self-Care Scale were applied. Descriptive and analytical analyses were carried out. Results: caregivers who lived with the elderly (p=0.0006) and had… Show more
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