Resultados: 7

Association between perceived social support and better cognitive performance among caregivers and non-caregivers

Rev. bras. enferm; 74 (supl.2), 2021
ABSTRACT Objective: to identify the association between the characteristics of the support network and cognitive performance of older caregivers and compare characteristics between caregivers and non-caregivers. Methods: we evaluated 85 older caregivers and 84 older non-caregivers registered with prima...

Factors associated with the development of diabetes mellitus in older caregivers

Rev. bras. enferm; 72 (supl.2), 2019
ABSTRACT Objective: evaluate the factors associated with the risk of diabetes mellitus in older caregivers. Method: this is a cross-sectional study conducted with 326 older caregivers enrolled in Family Health Units. Data were collected using a sociodemographic characterization questionnaire, clinical ...

Elderly caregivers of the elderly: frailty, loneliness and depressive symptoms

Rev. bras. enferm; 72 (supl.2), 2019
ABSTRACT Objective: to investigate the association between frailty, loneliness and depressive symptoms of elderly caregivers. Method: a cross - sectional study carried out with 341 elderly caregivers enrolled in Family Health Units of a city in the countryside of São Paulo State. The interviews were d...

Elderly caregivers living in urban, rural and high social vulnerability contexts

Rev. Esc. Enferm. USP; 51 (), 2017
Abstract OBJECTIVE Comparing the differences in the sociodemographic, care and health profiles of elderly caregivers of the elderly living in urban, rural, and high social vulnerability contexts. METHOD A cross-sectional study developed with elderly caregivers enrolled in the Family Health Units of a m...

Comparison of the cognitive performance of elderly caregivers with and without chronic pain

Rev. Esc. Enferm. USP; 51 (), 2017
Abstract OBJECTIVE Understanding and characterizing chronic pain in elderly caregivers, verifying the cognitive performance of the elderly of the sample and verifying whether there is difference in the cognitive performance of elderly caregivers with and without chronic pain. METHOD Participants were p...

Elderly who take care of elderly: a study on the Frailty Syndrome

Rev. bras. enferm; 70 (4), 2017
ABSTRACT Objective: Identifying prevalence of frailty in elderly caregivers inserted in a high social vulnerability context and its correlation with sociodemographic and health aspects. Method: Descriptive, correlational and cross-sectional study. Forty elderly caregivers were evaluated with: questionn...

Stress and optimism of elderlies who are caregivers for elderlies and live with children

Rev. bras. enferm; 70 (4), 2017
ABSTRACT Objective: to evaluate the relation between stress and optimism of elderlies who are informal caregivers for elderlies and live with children. Method: cross-sectional study on 50 elderlies who provide care to elderlies, live with children, and are registered in the primary health care. The int...