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Gerokomos
versión impresa ISSN 1134-928X
Resumen
PEREZ-CRUZ, Margarita; MUNOZ-MARTINEZ, María de los Ángeles; PARRA-ANGUITA, Laura y PINO-CASADO, Rafael del. Basic needs met by caregivers of older relatives in a long-term care hospital. Gerokomos [online]. 2020, vol.31, n.3, pp.130-135. Epub 28-Dic-2020. ISSN 1134-928X. https://dx.doi.org/10.4321/s1134-928x2020000300002.
Objectives:
To identify the characteristics of family caregivers of elderly dependents in a hospital of medium-long stay, know the intensity of care, describe the care work performed by these caregivers and identify their level of subjective burden and anxiety.
Method:
Cross-sectional study in the Hospital Universitario Dr. Sagaz (Jaén, Andalusia, Spain). Non-probabilistic sample of 270 family caregivers of dependent elderly were recruited. Main measures: basic needs attended by family caregivers in the hospital (according to the Barthel Index), subjective burden (Caregiver Strain Index) and anxiety (Hamilton Anxiety Scale). Main analyses: descriptive analysis using percentages, means, standard deviations and 95% confidence intervals.
Results:
The majority of the caregivers studied were women (87%), daughter or son of the care recipient (54%) who shared a residence with him or her (68%) and already care for her or him at home before entering the hospital (73%). In the hospital, caregivers attended an average of 4.87 basic activities of daily life. The most frequently attended basic needs were: nutrition (83%), micturition (83%), personal hygiene (73%) and shower or bath use (69%).
Conclusions:
The hospital caregiver is a woman, housekeeper, daughter of the care recipient and shares home with him/her. The intensity of care is high. The needs of nutrition shower or bath and personal hygiene are the most prevalent. These caregivers have high levels of burden and anxiety.
Palabras clave : Caregivers; frail elderly; hospitalization; burden; anxiety.