Abstract
This cross-sectional study aims to determine the level of subjective burden and anxiety of caregivers of dependent older relatives that start providing care in the hospital and to analyse the relationship between objective burden, subjective burden and anxiety in these caregivers. Seventy-two caregivers of dependent older relatives were recruited in a medium–long stay hospital. Sociodemographic variables, number of basic activities of daily living (ADLs) attended, hours of surveillance, burden, and anxiety were collected from caregivers. A trajectory analysis was used to analyse the relationship between variables. Of the caregivers, 36.1% had subjective burden and 14.9% had anxiety. Subjective burden was positively associated with the number of basic ADLs attended, the hours of surveillance, and the cognitive impairment of the care recipient. Anxiety was also positively associated with subjective burden. Subjective burden mediated the effects of the number of basic ADLs attended, hours of surveillance and the cognitive impairment of the care recipient on anxiety. The levels of subjective burden and anxiety in caregivers debuting in hospital care are elevated, showing the need for these caregivers to be cared for. Subjective burden is a possible risk factor for anxiety, independent of the objective burden; it may buffer the effects of objective burden on anxiety.
Highlights
The aging of the population in recent decades has led to an important increase in situations of dependence and the need for long-term care
From the point ofthe view of anxiety it is useful to know thethe variables that are associated relationship between caregiver andprevention, the care recipient resulting from caregiving situation with From it in order to improve the health and quality of life of those caregivers that newly start caregiving the point of view of anxiety prevention, it is useful to know the variables that are associated for dependent relatives the hospital setting
The level of subjective burden and anxiety was assessed in family caregivers of dependent older adults aged 65 years and over, who had recently started caregiving in the hospital, and the factors associated with anxiety in these caregivers were analysed
Summary
The aging of the population in recent decades has led to an important increase in situations of dependence and the need for long-term care. This care tends to be predominantly carried out by family [1]. It is traditionally the woman that takes on the majority of this care [2] This increase in the demand for long-term care has resulted in the creation of hospitals or units for medium–long stay or convalescence. These hospitals and units are very useful for their effectiveness in providing care for the dependent patient that requires hospitalization, as in these units, they provide care focused on patient adaptation to the disability, or the involvement and teaching of family members in the care of dependent older persons [3]
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