Resultados: 3

Quality of life of caregivers for patients of cerebrovascular accidents: association of (socio-demographic) characteristics and burden

Rev. Esc. Enferm. USP; 49 (2), 2015
OBJECTIVE Investigating the association between quality of life with socio-demographic characteristics and the burden of caregivers for individuals with cerebrovascular accident sequelae. METHOD A descriptive, cross-sectional study with a sample composed of 136 caregivers. For data collection, a semi-str...

Burden in family caregivers of the elderly: prevalence and association with characteristics of the elderly and the caregivers

Rev. Esc. Enferm. USP; 47 (5), 2013
A cross-sectional, epidemiological study aimed to estimate the prevalence of burden among family caregivers of impaired elderly residents in the city of João Pessoa, and to identify associations between the mean burden and social and demographic characteristics of the elderly and the caregivers. A total...