Resultados: 18

Quality of life in caregivers of aged stroke survivors in southern Brazil: Arandomized clinical trial

Abstract Objective: to evaluate the effect of nursing home care interventions on the quality of life in family caregivers of aged stroke survivors. Method: a Randomized Clinical Trial, blinded for outcome evaluation. Forty-eighty family caregivers of aged stroke survivors participated in the study. The...

Factors associated with the quality of life of caregivers of children and adolescents with chronic conditions

Rev. gaúch. enferm; 42 (), 2021
ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate the quality of life and associated factors in caregivers of children and adolescents with chronic conditions. Method Cross-sectional study, developed with data from the Children Information System of Adolescents with Chronic Diseases. The sample consisted of 143 caregiver...

Effect of parental mutuality on the quality of life of mothers of children with special health needs

Objective: to analyze the effect of parental mutuality on the quality of life related to the health of mothers who care for children with special health needs. Method: an observational, analytical and cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach. The following instruments were applied to 181 careg...

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...

Sobrecarga do cuidador de pacientes oncológicos em cuidados paliativos

Objetivo: correlacionar o impacto da sobrecarga do cuidador na qualidade de vida do paciente oncológico em cuidados paliativos Método: trata-se de um estudo quantitativo, descritivo, observacional, transversal, com 50 pacientes oncológicos em cuidados paliativos e 50 cuidadores. Aplicou-se um question...

Diagnóstico e tratamento do câncer infantil: implicações para a vida do cuidador

Rev. cuba. enferm; 33 (2), 2017
Introdução: Apesar dos grandes avanços na terapia oncológica, o câncer ainda é uma doença de diagnóstico estritamente interligado ao medo da morte que exerce grande impacto sobre a criança afetada e sua família, em razão dos estigmas e mitos presentes na sociedade. Em todos os casos, os cuidad...

Quality of life, burden, family emotional support: a model for older adults who are caregivers

Rev. bras. enferm; 72 (supl.2), 2019
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...

Caring for the carer: quality of life and burden of female caregivers

Rev. bras. enferm; 72 (3), 2019
ABSTRACT Objective: To assess the quality of life and the burden of female caregivers. Method: Descriptive, cross-sectional, quantitative study carried out with 224 informal caregivers from March to July 2016. Three instruments were used: a characterization form for the caregiver, the WHOQOL-Bref quest...

Sobrecarga do cuidador familiar de paciente oncológico e a enfermagem

Objetivo: identificar as repercussões do cuidar de um paciente oncológico em Cuidados Paliativos e a importância da atuação da enfermagem no suporte aos cuidadores familiares. Método: revisão integrativa nas bases de dados LILACS, Medline e PsycInfo; em artigos nos idiomas inglês, espanhol e port...

Fatores associados à qualidade de vida de cuidadores familiares de idosos

Cienc. enferm; 24 (), 2018
RESUMO Objetivo: Identificar os fatores associados à qualidade de vida de cuidadores familiares de idosos residentes em domicílio. Material e método: Estudo transversal e censitário realizado com 71 cuidadores de idosos, residentes em um município do interior do Estado da Bahia, Brasil. Os dados for...