Factors associated with the quality of life of elderly caregivers of other elderly persons
AUTOR(ES)
Flesch, Letícia Decimo
FONTE
Rev. bras. geriatr. gerontol.
DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO
09/09/2019
RESUMO
Resumo Objetivo: Avaliar a associação entre a vulnerabilidade por ser idoso e ser cuidador e a qualidade de vida avaliada pelos fatores do Control, Autonomy, Self-realization and Pleasure (CASP-19). Método: Participaram deste estudo descritivo transversal, 148 idosos cuidadores selecionados por conveniência em serviços de saúde públicos e privados brasileiros - amostra do estudo “Bem-estar psicológico de idosos que cuidam de outros idosos no contexto da família”. Para este estudo, foram selecionadas as variáveis condições de saúde do cuidador, demanda de cuidados, percepção de sobrecarga, avaliação subjetiva da saúde e qualidade de vida. Foram realizadas análises descritivas, testes qui-quadrado, exato de Fisher, Kruskal-Wallis e análises de regressão logística hierárquica multivariada, com critério Stepwise de seleção de variáveis. Resultados: Nas análises multivariadas hierárquicas, verificou-se que o número de sintomas e sobrecarga total foi significativamente associado à pior qualidade de vida. Os idosos com maior risco de pior qualidade de vida apresentavam três ou mais sintomas e sobrecarga alta. As variáveis número de doenças, sobrecarga e avaliação subjetiva da saúde comparada com passado foram significativamente associadas à pior qualidade de vida. Conclusão: Pode-se concluir que, para o cuidador idoso, aspectos de saúde física (sinais e sintomas, doenças crônicas e percepção de piora da saúde) aliados à sobrecarga são os aspectos que mais influenciam a qualidade de vida desse tipo de cuidador.Abstract Objective : To evaluate the association between the double vulnerability of being elderly and a caregiver and quality of life assessed by Control, Autonomy, Self-realization and Pleasure factors (CASP-19). Method : 148 elderly caregivers participated in the present study. They were selected for convenience from Brazilian public and private health services - a sample from the study “The Psychological Well-Being of Elderly Persons Caring for Other Elderly Persons in a Family Context”. The variables: caregiver’s state of health, care demands, perception of burden, self-rated health, and quality of life were selected. Descriptive analyses, chi-squared tests, Fisher’s exact test, the Kruskal-Wallis test and analysis of multivariate hierarchical logistics were carried out, with theStepwisecriteria applied for selection of variables. Results : The hierarchical multivariate analyses found that number of symptoms and total burden were significantly associated with a poorer quality of life. Elderly persons with three or more symptoms and those with a high burden level were at a higher risk of poor quality of life. The variables number of diseases, burden, and self-rated health compared with the past, were significantly associated with a poorer quality of life. Conclusion : It can be concluded that for the elderly caregiver, physical aspects (signs and symptoms, chronic diseases and a perception of health deterioration) combined with burden are the aspects that most influence quality of life.
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