Evaluación del estado de salud mental de los cuidadores de pacientes con enfermedades crónicas no transmisibles de la comunidad de El Llano, provincia Peravia, República Dominicana, durante el período noviembre-diciembre 2019
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Mental health
chronic non-communicable diseases
Caregiver Stress Syndrome
Psychiatry
Primary care
salud mental
enfermedades crónicas no transmisibles
síndrome del cuidador
psiquiatría
atención primaria
chronic non-communicable diseases
Caregiver Stress Syndrome
Psychiatry
Primary care
salud mental
enfermedades crónicas no transmisibles
síndrome del cuidador
psiquiatría
atención primaria
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Intituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo (INTEC)
Introducción: el Síndrome del cuidador (CIE-11 QF27) se define como una respuesta inadecuada al estrés emocional crónico, que no aparece exclusivamente en los cuidadores y cuyas principales características son el agotamiento físico y/o psicológico1. Es una entidad de gran prevalencia en la actualidad, y ello se debe tanto al aumento de la esperanza de vida como al auge de las enfermedades crónicas no transmisibles, estas últimas incapacitando a la población y aumentando el número de cuidadores formales e informales, que surgen para atender las necesidades de los afectados2.
Objetivos: evaluar el estado de salud mental en cuidadores de pacientes con enfermedades crónicas no transmisibles de la comunidad de El Llano, provincia de Peravia, República Dominicana.
Metodología: estudio transversal, prospectivo, observacional y analítico. Se seleccionó una muestra de 115 personas, con un nivel de confianza del 95 % y un margen de error del 8 %, a las que se les aplicaron los cuestionarios. Las variables del cuestionario incluyeron edad, sexo, fecha de la información recolectada, así como los cuestionarios estandarizados de Goldberg para depresión y ansiedad en atención primaria, Cuestionario para la sobrecarga de Zarit y fragmentos del Cuestionario para cuidadores primarios. Además, se incluyó un formulario para adquirir el consentimiento informado.
Resultados: se encontró que el 63 % de los cuidadores podía sufrir depresión, el 52 % podía sufrir ansiedad y el 71 % de los cuidadores no presentaba sobrecarga. Sin embargo, la sobrecarga no es suficiente para explicar el comportamiento de depresión (r2=-0,27) o ansiedad (r2=-0,14), ya que ambos demostraron una correlación positiva muy baja. Se demostró que un 76 %, correspondiente a 87 cuidadores, eran del sexo femenino. También la edad fue una variable importante, el 45 % de los cuidadores se encontraron entre las edades de 41-60 años.
Conclusiones: la sobrecarga presentada por los encuestados no fue suficiente para explicar los niveles de depresión y ansiedad, por lo tanto, se debe correlacionar con más variables.
Introduction: The Caregiver Stress Syndrome (ICD-11 QF27) is defined as an inadequate response to chronic emotional stress, which does not appear exclusively in caregivers and whose main features are physical and/or psychological exhaustion1. It is an entity of great prevalence nowadays, and this is due both to the increase in life expectancy and to the rise of chronic non-communicable diseases, the latter disabling the population and increasing the number of formal and informal caregivers, who emerge to meet the needs of those affected2. Objectives: Evaluate the mental health status in caregivers of patients with chronic non-communicable diseases of the community of El Llano, Peravia province, Dominican Republic. Methodology: Cross-sectional, prospective, observational, and analytical study. A sample of 115 people was selected, with a 95% confidence level and 8% margin of error, to which the questionnaires were applied. The questionnaire variables included age, gender, date of collected information, as well as Goldberg’s standardized questionnaires for depression and anxiety in primary care, Zarit Burden Interview, and fragments of the Primary Caregivers Questionnaire. Additionally, a form to acquire informed consent was included. Results: It was found that 63% of caregivers could suffer from depression, 52% could suffer from anxiety, and 71% of caregivers did not present burden. Meanwhile, the overload is not enough to explain the behavior of depression (r2=-0.27), or anxiety (r2=-0.14) since both demonstrated a very low positive correlation. It was shown that 76% corresponding to 87 caregivers were female. Age was also an important variable, 45% of the caregivers were between the ages of 41-60 years. Conclusions: The overload presented by the respondents was not sufficient to explain the levels of depression and anxiety, hence should be correlated with other variables.
Introduction: The Caregiver Stress Syndrome (ICD-11 QF27) is defined as an inadequate response to chronic emotional stress, which does not appear exclusively in caregivers and whose main features are physical and/or psychological exhaustion1. It is an entity of great prevalence nowadays, and this is due both to the increase in life expectancy and to the rise of chronic non-communicable diseases, the latter disabling the population and increasing the number of formal and informal caregivers, who emerge to meet the needs of those affected2. Objectives: Evaluate the mental health status in caregivers of patients with chronic non-communicable diseases of the community of El Llano, Peravia province, Dominican Republic. Methodology: Cross-sectional, prospective, observational, and analytical study. A sample of 115 people was selected, with a 95% confidence level and 8% margin of error, to which the questionnaires were applied. The questionnaire variables included age, gender, date of collected information, as well as Goldberg’s standardized questionnaires for depression and anxiety in primary care, Zarit Burden Interview, and fragments of the Primary Caregivers Questionnaire. Additionally, a form to acquire informed consent was included. Results: It was found that 63% of caregivers could suffer from depression, 52% could suffer from anxiety, and 71% of caregivers did not present burden. Meanwhile, the overload is not enough to explain the behavior of depression (r2=-0.27), or anxiety (r2=-0.14) since both demonstrated a very low positive correlation. It was shown that 76% corresponding to 87 caregivers were female. Age was also an important variable, 45% of the caregivers were between the ages of 41-60 years. Conclusions: The overload presented by the respondents was not sufficient to explain the levels of depression and anxiety, hence should be correlated with other variables.
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Science and Health; Vol. 6 No. 1 (2022): Science and Health, january-april; 87-93
Ciencia y Salud; Vol. 6 Núm. 1 (2022): Ciencia y Salud, enero-abril; 87-93
2613-8824
2613-8816
10.22206/cysa.2022.v6i1
Ciencia y Salud; Vol. 6 Núm. 1 (2022): Ciencia y Salud, enero-abril; 87-93
2613-8824
2613-8816
10.22206/cysa.2022.v6i1