Síndrome de sobrecarga y calidad de vida del cuidador de pacientes con discapacidad en el primer nivel de atención

Abstract

The present research work aims to determine the influence of the overload syndrome on the quality of life of the caregiver of patients with disabilities in the first level of care. The care environment that is provided to a person with a disability demands great responsibility with total use of time to provide care to the dependent patient and with it the consequent work overload that in turn will produce negative effects on the physical, emotional, social and quality of life of the caregiver. The study methodology is quantitative, field, bibliographic and correlational. The study population is 50 caregivers of patients with disabilities belonging to the Pilahuín parish. The research techniques and instruments were the survey based on the WHO SF-36 questionnaire to establish the level of quality of life and the Zarit Test was used to determine which population of caregivers suffers from overload syndrome. The results determined that 76% present a medium- high level of quality of life, also 52% present mild overload, while 32% do not suffer from overload and 16% have severe overload. It is concluded that overload syndrome influences the quality of life of caregivers of patients with disabilities, there is asignificant relationship between the variables. The proposal is the design of a health promotion strategy aimed at caregivers of patients with disabilities for the prevention ofoverload syndrome