Burden over family caregivers of elderly people with
               stroke

Costa, Tatiana Ferreira da; Costa, Kátia Nêyla de Freitas Macêdo; Martins, Kaisy Pereira; Fernandes, Maria das Graças de Melo; Brito, Silmery da Silva

doi:10.5935/1414-8145.20150048

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RESEARCH • Esc Anna Nery 19 (2) • Apr-Jun 2015 • https://doi.org/10.5935/1414-8145.20150048 copy

Burden over family caregivers of elderly people with stroke

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Objective:

To investigate the prevalence and association between burden and characteristics of individuals with stroke sequel and of the caregiver.

Methods:

To investigate the prevalence and association between burden and characteristics of individuals with stroke sequel and of the caregiver.

Results:

There was a high prevalence of burden among caregivers (77.2%), which showed a statistically significant association with the following characteristics: individuals with stroke sequel, being 65 old years or older, with very severe degree of dependency, female caregivers, adult age and low level of education.

Conclusion:

It is highlighted the practical importance of interventions carried out by nurses and other health professionals in relation to guidance and supervision of the care given to family caregivers of individuals with stroke sequel.

Stroke; Caregivers; Family Relations

Assesment according to the Zarit Scale	Freq.	%
Moderate to severe overload	26	19.12
Moderate to mild overload	79	58.09
Absence of overload	31	22.79

Sociodemographic profile (patients)	Zarit Scale						Significance (p-value)
	Moderate to severe overload (n = 26)		Moderate to mild overload (n = 79)		Absence of overload (n = 31)
	Freq.	%	Freq.	%	Freq.	%
Sex
Female	10	38.46	45	56.96	15	48.39	p⁽¹⁾ (1) Chi-square association test; = 0.2425
Male	16	61.54	34	43.04	16	51.61	p⁽¹⁾ (1) Chi-square association test; = 0.2425
Age group
< 65 years old	5	19.23	31	39.24	8	25.81	p⁽²⁾ (2) Fisher's exact test. = 0.0062
65 - 80 years old	11	42.31	29	36.71	21	67.74
> 80 years old	10	38.46	19	24.05	2	6.45
Marital status
Single/divorced/widowed	14	53.85	39	49.37	14	45.16	p⁽¹⁾ (1) Chi-square association test; = 0.8075
Married/other	12	46.15	40	50.63	17	54.84	p⁽¹⁾ (1) Chi-square association test; = 0.8075
Education
Illiterate/literate	15	57.69	37	46.84	9	29.03	p⁽²⁾ (2) Fisher's exact test. = 0.1652
Elementary School	7	26.92	21	26.58	10	32.26
High School	3	11.54	11	13.92	10	32.26
Higher Education	1	3.85	10	12.66	2	6.45

Barthel Index	Zarit Scale
	Moderate to severe overload (n = 26)		Moderate to mild overload (n = 79)		Absence of overload (n = 31)		Significance (p-value)
	Freq.	%	Freq.	%	Freq.	%	Significance (p-value)
Very severe dependency	11	42.31	23	29.11	3	9.68
Severe dependency	5	19.23	17	21.52	6	19.35	p⁽¹⁾ (1) Fisher's exact test; = 0.1753
Moderate dependency	2	7.69	16	20.25	9	29.03	r = -0.197
Mild dependency	8	30.77	23	29.11	13	41.94	p⁽²⁾ (2) Correlation coefficients. = 0.0215

Sociodemographic profile (caregivers)	Zarit Scale						Significance (p-value)
	Moderate to severe overload (n = 26)		Moderate to mild overload (n = 79)		Absence of overload (n = 31)
	Freq.	%	Freq.	%	Freq.	%
Sex
Female	26	100.00	66	83.54	23	74.19	p⁽²⁾ (2) Fisher's exact test. = 0.0124
Male	0	0.00	13	16.46	8	25.81	p⁽²⁾ (2) Fisher's exact test. = 0.0124
Age group
< 40 years old	3	11.54	26	32.91	10	32.26	p⁽²⁾ (2) Fisher's exact test. = 0.0208
40 - 60 years old	12	46.15	43	54.43	15	48.39
> 60 years old	11	42.31	10	12.66	6	19.35
Marital status
Single/divorced/widowed	7	26.92	35	44.30	16	51.61	p⁽¹⁾ (1) Chi-square association test; = 0.1575
Married	19	73.08	44	55.70	15	48.39	p⁽¹⁾ (1) Chi-square association test; = 0.1575
Education
Illiterate/literate	8	30.77	11	13.92	5	16.13	p⁽²⁾ (2) Fisher's exact test. = 0.0210
Elementary School	11	42.31	28	35.44	4	12.90
High School	5	19.23	24	30.38	16	51.61
Higher Education	2	7.69	16	20.25	6	19.35

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[1] Corresponding author: Kaisy Pereira Martins. E-mail: kaisyjp@hotmail.com