Abstract
Objective: To establish the association of the burden of family caregivers with care time and the degree of functionality of the elderly peasant. Materials and methods: quantitative study with cross-sectional correlational range, with a sample of 50 family caregivers. It was applied: one sociodemographic survey; Zarit scale, measuring caregiver burden, and the Barthel Index, which measures the degree of functional dependence. Results: Family caregivers are usually women (76%); over 60 (50%), married (40%) and single (30%); with low socioeconomic status (94%) and education (66%).No significant association between caregiver burden and the degree of functionality (p = 0.249) was found, nor between caregiver burden and time as caregiver (p = 0.476). Conclusions: A high proportion of rural women are family caregivers. The study reports that caring time and degree of functionality are not predictors of elder care burden on the peasant family caregiver. More research and inquire is needed to determine if there are cultural aspects that influence the experience and meaning construction of care. The need for educational programs for rural carers through processes of self-recognition and self-determination in accordance with their culture and capabilities is suggested.
Highlights
Some of the authors of this publication are working on these related projects: Mindfulness, compassion and cultural competency View project Trayectorias de cuidado popular en cuidadores familiares de personas ancianas en condición de discapacidad y pobreza View project
Las personas ancianas presentan diferentes grados de dependencia funcional en las actividades de la vida diaria, según clasificación de Barthel: moderada (54 %), severa (14 %), total (12 %) y escasa (20 %), principalmente para realizar actividades como trasladarse entre sillas (28 %) y en la cama (26 %), en la dependencia total y las actividades para comer (78 %), el control de heces (72 %) y orina (70 %), el aseo personal, el bañarse y ducharse (68 %) en la dependencia severa
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Summary
Some of the authors of this publication are working on these related projects: Mindfulness, compassion and cultural competency View project Trayectorias de cuidado popular en cuidadores familiares de personas ancianas en condición de discapacidad y pobreza View project. All content following this page was uploaded by Alba Lucero López Díaz on 06 May 2016. Objetivo: Establecer la asociación de la carga del cuidador familiar con el tiempo de cuidado y el grado de funcionalidad de la persona anciana campesina. El estudio reporta que el tiempo de cuidado y el grado de funcionalidad del anciano no son predictores de carga de cuidado en el cuidador familiar campesino. Peasant Family Caregivers: Care Burden, Care Time and Level of Functionality Abstract
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