Estrategias de relajación para prevenir trastornos de ansiedad en los cuidadores de personas con discapacidad física e intelectual

Abstract

Being in charge of a person considerably limits the social and family life of the caregiver, therefore the quality of life of the caregiver is affected, it is essential to provide relaxation strategies in order to reduce or prevent the possibility of acquiring anxiety disorders in the future. The objectives of the study were to implement relaxation strategies to prevent anxiety disorders in caregivers of people with physical and intellectual disabilitiesin the Saquisilí canton. The research was not experimental because the variables were not physically manipulated; it had a quantitative focus since the Hamilton anxiety test was applied. The participants were 30 caregivers of people with physical and intellectual disabilities, where it was determined that 33.3% of people who exercise this role had mild anxiety, 43.3% moderate and 23.3% severe, for which the respective relaxation strategies were applied, so that a decrease in anxiety levels was evidenced. Finally, it was concluded that the elaboration of the proposal was beneficial for the community. It is suggested that the levels of depression in the population mentioned above be studied.