Abstract
Introduction: Chronic non-communicable diseases present a burden to care systems world- wide. Family caregivers assume this burden abruptly and without the necessary preparation, so they are prone to overload due to this and other factors. The preparedness caregiving scale has been validated in other contexts and has shown reliable psychometric properties to measure preparation in family caregivers. There are other variables, in addition to prepared- ness, that influence the caregiver burden, so it is necessary to carry out studies that measure the relationship between variables. Objective: To determine the relationship between care- giving preparedness, sociodemographic and care variables with caregiver burden in fami- ly caregivers of people with chronic non-communicable disease. Materials and methods: Quantitative, cross-sectional, analytical study carried out in Bogotá, Colombia in the second semester of 2022. Results: The variables of caregiver age, time as caregiver, and daily hours dedicated to care activities demonstrated to be statistically significant in their relationship with caregiver burden and caregiving preparedness. Discussion: Measuring caregiving pre- paredness serves as a basis to produce interventions based on the needs in the formation of practical skills for performance as a caregiver. Improving the preparation of caregivers can reduce the overload and the implications that it brings.
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