Quality of life: Overload and depression between caregivers of elderly people in home care

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12957/reuerj.2023.77207

Keywords:

Quality of Life, Home Care Services, Caregivers, Workload, Depression

Abstract

Objective: to evaluate the prevalence and impact of overload and depression on the quality of life of 102 caregivers of elderly people registered in the Melhor em Casa Program. Method: cross-sectional analytical study approved by the Research Ethics Committee. Carried out between June and November 2022, in Juiz de Fora (MG/Brazil), with a census sample and application of a sociodemographic form, the Zarit Scale, the Beck Depression Inventory and the World Health Organization's quality of life questionnaire (WHOQOL-bref). Student's t-test, Mann-Whitney test and multiple linear regression were used, with a significance level of 5%. Results: overload was observed in 69.6% of caregivers, in addition to the presence of symptoms suggestive of depression in 41.1% of the study population. Conclusion: overload was associated with worsening quality of life in the physical, psychological and social relationship domains, while depression was associated with worsening quality of life in the psychological and general evaluation domains.

Author Biographies

Paula Afonso Rodrigues de Carvalho, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora

Médica. Aluna do curso de mestrado da Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora. MG, Brasil.

Julia Barbosa de Andrade, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora

Acadêmica do curso de Odontologia da Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, MG, Brasil.

Leonice Bárbara de Rezende, Prefeitura Municipal de Juiz de Fora

Psicóloga. Mestre. Departamento de Internação Domiciliar da Prefeitura Municipal de Juiz de Fora, MG, Brasil.

Isabel Cristina Gonçalves Leite, Dentista. Doutora. Professora Adjunta. Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora

Dentista. Doutora. Professora Adjunta da Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, MG, Brasil.

Published

2023-12-12

How to Cite

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Carvalho PAR de, Andrade JB de, Rezende LB de, Leite ICG. Quality of life: Overload and depression between caregivers of elderly people in home care. Rev. enferm. UERJ [Internet]. 2023 Dec. 12 [cited 2025 May 1];31(1):e77207. Available from: https://www.e-publicacoes.uerj.br/enfermagemuerj/article/view/77207

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Research Articles