ABSTRACT Objective: To investigate associations between quality of life, sex, age, burden, and nature of emotional support available in the family in older adults who are caregivers of older relatives. Method: Cross-sectional and correlational study on 148 caregivers gathered in public and private heal...
Brasil,
Cuidadores/psicología,
Cuidadores/estadística & datos numéricos,
Distribución de Chi-Cuadrado,
Correlación de Datos,
Costo de Enfermedad,
Estudios Transversales,
Entrevistas como Asunto/métodos,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Investigación Cualitativa,
Calidad de Vida/psicología,
Apoyo Social
ABSTRACT Objective: To describe the development of measures used between 1993 and 2016 to evaluate time use by family caregivers of elderly with dementia and to find out the patterns of time use identified in the literature. Method: An integrative review of articles was performed, indexed by the follow...
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...
ABSTRACT Objective: to derive psychometric indicators of construct validity and internal consistence of the Zarit Burden Interview scale for caregivers, describing associations of the scale with metrics related to care demands, coping strategies and depression in aged caregivers. Method: crosscutting d...
Adaptación Psicológica,
Factores de Edad,
Cuidadores/psicología,
Costo de Enfermedad,
Estudios Transversales,
Depresión/diagnóstico,
Depresión/etiología,
Autoevaluación Diagnóstica,
Entrevistas como Asunto,
Psicometría,
Estrés Psicológico/diagnóstico,
Estrés Psicológico/etiología
This study aimed to analyze the association between the duration of the nap and the variables gender, age, education, family income, frailty levels and frailty criteria of community-dwelling elderly. This was a descriptive and cross-sectional study, an excerpt from the multicenter project Frailty in Elde...
The practice of physical activities contributes to reducing the risk of chronic diseases and improves sleep patterns in the elderly. This research aimed to investigate the association between insomnia symptoms and daytime nap and the participation in physical leisure activities in elderly community resid...
PURPOSE: To compare the occurrence of sleep complaints among senior citizens resident in the local communities of two municipalities with differing Human Development Indices (HDIs): Campinas, State of São Paulo (IDH = 0.852) and Parnaíba, State of Piauí (IDH = 0.674). METHOD: Descriptive study as part...
This study identifies relationships among the quality of perceived social support and sleep problems and napping habits in community-dwelling elderly. This study is part of a larger multicenter project entitled "Frailty in Brazilian Elderly Individuals", conducted in 17 Brazilian cities. A total of 498 e...
