LACERDA, K. N.; http://lattes.cnpq.br/1090467793163419; AMARO, Kaliane Noberto de Lacerda.
Resumo:
The intensity of population growth "older", 80 years or more, there is high due to increased
life expectancy, raising also the incidence of chronic diseases, non-communicable, with
possible changes in physical dependence, cognitive and emotional , compromising their
independence, creating greater demand for permanent care by family caregivers. In the home
environment the role of caregiver tends to be assumed by a single person, called "primary
caregiver" who assumes responsibility for the care. Informal carers of elderly dependents may
enter a crisis whose main symptoms are: stress, embarrassment, stress, fatigue, frustration,
convivial changes, depression and changes in self-esteem. This overload or voltage can cause
physical, psychological, emotional, social and financial resources that may affect the welfare
of the patient and the caregiver. The main caregiver burden is a major problem that arouses
the interest not only of research, also more assessment instruments as Zarit Burden Interview
that assesses caregiver burden in different levels. The presented work was to evaluate the
overhead presented by informal caregivers of dependent elderly functional capacity, knowing
the overload levels, assessed by the Zarit Scale. This is a descriptive, cross-sectional
quantitative approach, performed in Bonito town of Santa Fe, in the backlands of Paraiba,
belonging to 9th micro region Health We used a tool for socio-demographic informal
caregivers, associated with scale Zarit for the evaluation of the overload. The analysis and
interpretation of results were tabulated in Microsoft Office Excel 2007 and analyzed
statistically using the Statistical Software Packge for Social Science (SPSS). The survey
reveals that the majority of caregivers interviewed were female, aged adult, who perform
tasks inside and outside the home and mostly provide more than 12 hours of daily care, this
survey found that most caregivers were their own families, daughters or spouses. It was also
found that 77.3% had a burden of caregivers intense. We conclude that assess and identify the
caregiver burden is an important aspect of care for the elderly. Because the excess overload
may compromise and interfere in family relationships. So in the absence of the caregiver
burden informal provide care to more efficiently.