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Syndrome of the caregiver in disability old patients and the psychosocial implications. Valle del Cauca, Colombia 2003-2004.

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Objective: To determine the profile of caregivers for disability old patients in home care and to investigate the psychosocial characteristics of caregivers.

Materials and methods: A pilot case-control study was performed in the state of Valle del Cauca, Colombia during 2003-2004. Family function (family APGAR), anxiety and depression (Goldberg Scale), morbidity, and the prevalence of the syndrome of family caregivers (Zarit Scale) were assessed.

Results: 102 families from low and middle socioeconomic status were studied. Median disability average was 4 years (range 1-60 years). A high proportion of depression (81.3% vs. 53.9%, p< 0.01), anxiety (85.2% vs. 45%, p< 0.001), and family dysfunction (26.5% vs. 10.8%) (p=0.004) was observed in caregivers; 48 (47%) caregivers had the syndrome and had high levels of anxiety (96%, p=0.01) as well as high levels of depression (100%, p< 0.0001); 87 (85.3%) caregivers have had different pathologies in the precedent year in comparison with 65 (63.7%) not caregivers (p=0.0004).

Conclussion: A caregivers syndrome was observed in 48 (47%) family members. The caregivers had high levels of anxiety, depression and family dysfunction associated to the syndrome and its morbidity. This study identified the caregivers of old disability people as a vulnerable group with high preventive and therapeutic necessities.

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  • Eliana Dueñas Universidad del Valle
  • María Anggeline Martínez Universidad del Valle
  • Benjamín Morales Universidad del Cauca
  • Claudia Muñoz Universidad del Valle
  • Ana Sofía Viáfara Universidad del Valle
  • Julián A. Herrera Universidad del Valle

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Keywords

  • Disability
  • Psychosocial stress
  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Family dysfunction
  • Caregivers

Author Biographies


, Universidad del Valle
Profesora Auxiliar, Departamento de Medicina Familiar, Escuela de Medicina, Facultad de Salud, Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia.

, Universidad del Valle
Médico Familiar, Departamento de Medicina Familiar, Escuela de Medicina, Facultad de Salud, Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia.
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Dueñas, E., Martínez, M. A., Morales, B., Muñoz, C., Viáfara, A. S., & Herrera, J. A. (1). Syndrome of the caregiver in disability old patients and the psychosocial implications. Valle del Cauca, Colombia 2003-2004. Colombia Médica, 37(2 Supl 1), 31-38. https://doi.org/10.25100/cm.v37i2 Supl 1.435
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