Overload of caregivers of children or adolescents suffering from mental disorder in the city of Maringá, Paraná

Buriola, Aline Aparecida; Vicente, Jéssica Batistela; Zurita, Robsmeire Calvo Melo; Marcon, Sônia Silva

doi:10.5935/1414-8145.20160047

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“…However, in this study, the presence of two caregivers was also observed, revealing that it is possible and necessary to encourage men to assist in family care activities. Studies reveal the presence of men performing care tasks with special dedication, contrary to the traditional gender stereotype, which attributes to women care activities (13,(15)(16) .…”

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“…It can cause acute or chronic illness of the caregiver, making him/her as sick as the family member with chronic disease (22) . A study that aimed to identify the overload of the caregiver of children or adolescents with mental disorders observed that the interference that child or adolescent care brings to family relationships becomes more apparent as it hinders or prevents the performance of social activities and leisure, by the constant dedication to care, triggering tension and overload (16) . Another study comparing the overload between primary and secondary caregivers of elderly patients with Alzheimer's disease showed that the former had a greater overload, mainly in activities related to daily care.…”

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Being caregiver of people with Parkinson's Disease: experienced situations

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Objective: To understand the experience of caring for a person with Parkinson's Disease. Method: We used the qualitative study and thematic analysis with family caregivers of people with Parkinson's Disease. Results: Three thematic categories were identified, being: Feelings related to Parkinson's Disease; Changes in family daily routines; Caregiver strategies for self-care. Final considerations: Family care has shown the need for health services to provide caregivers support, as they experience situations of overload in care that can contribute to their illness. The findings also allow nurses to see the need for differentiated care for caregivers that, by assisting them with their needs, favor the quality of life of the caregiver, reduce the possibility of illness, allowing a more efficient care to the entity with chronic illness.

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“…6 Therefore, health professionals need to be able to work with families, aiming at reducing the levels of caregivers' overload and, consequently, helping to maintain the quality of life of children and adolescents, as well as their family cycle. 24 Still, it can be observed in the interviews the feeling of sorrow that the professionals have of the families in which the cases of violence occur. They understand that these situations are often generated by a condition of socioeconomic vulnerability where perpetrators do not understand the extent of the negative impacts caused by violence for both children and adolescents.…”

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Care for chidren and adolescents victims of violence: feelings of professionals from a psychosocial care center

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Objective: to unveil the feelings experienced by health professionals working at a Child and Adolescent Psychosocial Care Center (Centro de Atenção Psicossocial Infanto-Juvenil) in the care for children and adolescents victims of violence. Methodology: qualitative, descriptive and exploratory research, carried out in a Child and Adolescent Psychosocial Care Center (Centro de Atenção Psicossocial Infanto-Juvenil). Data were collected through a semi-structured interview with ten professionals from the multidisciplinary team between May and June 2017. Data interpretation was based on the thematic analysis. Results: there were two themes: Contact with violence: feelings that emerge; and Between reason and emotion: contact with the perpetrator of violence. It was evidenced a multiplicity of feelings that affect the professionals involved in the care for children/adolescents victims. Conclusion and implications for practice: from the results, it is identified that professionals have difficulties in caring for children/adolescents victims of violence, with a need to devise strategies to deal with the range of feelings that emerge when performing this. In order to do so, it is believed that it is necessary to improve attention in the care network in order to reduce emotional levels overload and improve quality of life of victims and professionals, in order to solve problems for a healthier working process.

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“…Burden of care is related, objectively, with perception of negative consequences of care tasks, and subjectively, with feelings and concerns that involve the health-care (17)(18) . Almost all participants (96.4%) presented burden of care, with severe burden levels predominating, indicating that the transfer of care of patients to professionals failed to alleviate the burden of family caregivers.…”

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Caregiver burden and stress in psychiatric hospital admission

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Objective: to evaluate the relation between sociodemographics factors, stress and burden of care of family caregivers of patients at a psychiatric hospital admission. Method: quantitative study, with a cross-sectional correlation design. A total of 112 family caregivers participated, older than 18, in a Brazilian psychiatric hospital. A sociodemographic questionnaire was used to collect data, the Zarit Burden Interview and LIPP Adult Stress Symptom Inventory. Results: burden of care in family caregivers at a psychiatric hospital admission was significantly associated with stress (p=0.000). The psychological symptoms of stress predicted severe burden. Most caregivers presented a moderate or severe burden, with 52.7% in the resistance phase of stress; 66.1% presented psychological symptoms. Conclusion: results show the alarming situation of caregivers of patients from a psychiatric hospital, evidencing their own vulnerability to illness. Indeed, the during admission in a psychiatric hospital, not only patients need care, but also their caregivers.

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Overload of caregivers of children or adolescents suffering from mental disorder in the city of Maringá, Paraná

Cited by 11 publications

References 17 publications

Being caregiver of people with Parkinson's Disease: experienced situations

Being caregiver of people with Parkinson's Disease: experienced situations

Care for chidren and adolescents victims of violence: feelings of professionals from a psychosocial care center

Caregiver burden and stress in psychiatric hospital admission

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