Overload and Emotional Wellbeing in a Sample of Spanish Caregivers of Alzheimer's Patients during COVID-19 pandemic.

IF 16.4 1区化学 Q1 CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Accounts of Chemical Research Pub Date : 2023-07-01 DOI:10.1080/0361073X.2022.2115739

Álvaro Rodríguez-Mora, Tania Mateo Guirola, José M Mestre

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Abstract

Introduction: Carers of Alzheimer's suffer from caregiver overload, anxiety and depression. Changes in caregiving brought about by pandemic restrictions (COVID-19) may play a role. The aim was to explore the caregiver profile and assess the influence of the pandemic on informal and formal caregivers in a Spanish sample.

Method: Sixty caregivers participated. An ad hoc questionnaire, ZBI, STAI and BDI were administered.

Results: Informal caregivers were more overloaded, anxious and depressed than professional caregivers. Both groups perceived themselves to be more sad, worried and stressed than in the pre-pandemic situation. The pandemic-generated variables associated with caregiving did not influence caregiver overload in both groups. In informal caregivers, worsening of the patient with stress and changes in perceived social support with anxiety and depression. In professional caregivers, changes in routine were associated with stress and lower depression and changes in perceived social support with higher caregiver strain. Changes in caregiving routine and changes in perceived social support were predictors of overload and emotional distress in both caregivers.

Conclusions: Overload was not influenced by the pandemic situation. Changes in caregiving routine and lack of social support were found to be predictors of overload and emotional distress in both types of caregivers.

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COVID-19大流行期间西班牙阿尔茨海默病患者护理人员样本中的超载和情绪健康

导读:阿尔茨海默氏症的照顾者承受着照顾超负荷、焦虑和抑郁的痛苦。大流行限制措施(COVID-19)带来的护理变化可能发挥了作用。目的是在西班牙样本中探索护理人员概况，并评估大流行对非正式和正式护理人员的影响。方法:60名护理人员参与。进行问卷调查，ZBI, STAI和BDI。结果:非正式护理人员比专业护理人员有更多的负荷、焦虑和抑郁。这两个群体都认为自己比大流行前更加悲伤、担忧和紧张。在两组中，与照顾相关的流行病产生的变量没有影响照顾者超载。在非正式护理人员中，患者的压力恶化和感知社会支持的变化伴焦虑和抑郁。在专业照顾者中，日常生活的改变与压力和抑郁程度的降低有关，而感知到的社会支持的变化与照顾者压力的增加有关。照护常规的改变和感知到的社会支持的改变是两个照护者的负荷和情绪困扰的预测因子。结论:超载不受疫情影响。照护常规的改变和缺乏社会支持被发现是两种类型照护者超载和情绪困扰的预测因素。

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Accounts of Chemical Research 化学-化学综合

CiteScore

31.40

自引率

1.10%

发文量

312

审稿时长

2 months

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