Tomomitsu Monica Regina Scandiuzzi Valente, Perracini Monica Rodrigues, Neri Anita Liberalesso
Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (Unicamp), Campinas, SP, Brasil, monicatomomitsu@ gmail.com.
Universidade Cidade de São Paulo.
Cien Saude Colet. 2014 Aug;19(8):3429-40. doi: 10.1590/1413-81232014198.13952013.
This article seeks to investigate associations between satisfaction with life and sociodemographic variables, health conditions, functionality, social involvement and social support among elderly caregivers and non-caregivers, as well as between satisfaction and the intensity of stress in the caregiver group. A sample of 338 caregivers was selected according to two items of the Brazilian version of the Elders Life Stress Inventory. A comparison-group of elderly non-caregivers was selected at random, with a similar gender, age and income profile. Data were derived from self-reported questionnaires and scales. Elderly caregivers with low levels of satisfaction and high levels of stress revealed more symptoms of insomnia, fatigue, diseases and worse IADL performance. Those with greater satisfaction and less stress revealed a good level of social support. Insomnia, depression and fatigue were associated with low satisfaction among caregivers, and with fatigue, depression and low social support among non-caregivers. It was considered relevant that instrumental, psychological and informative support can improve the quality of life and the quality of care provided by elderly caregivers, especially if they are affected by unfavorable health and psychosocial conditions and low satisfaction with life.
本文旨在调查老年照料者和非照料者在生活满意度与社会人口统计学变量、健康状况、功能、社会参与及社会支持之间的关联，以及照料者群体中满意度与压力强度之间的关联。根据巴西版《老年人生活压力量表》的两个项目选取了338名照料者作为样本。随机选取了一个老年非照料者对照组，其性别、年龄和收入分布与之相似。数据来自自我报告的问卷和量表。生活满意度低且压力水平高的老年照料者表现出更多失眠、疲劳、疾病症状，日常生活活动能力表现更差。满意度较高且压力较小的照料者则显示出良好的社会支持水平。失眠、抑郁和疲劳与照料者的低满意度相关，与非照料者的疲劳、抑郁及低社会支持相关。工具性、心理性和信息性支持能够改善老年照料者的生活质量和所提供护理的质量，这一点被认为很重要，尤其是当他们受到不利的健康和心理社会状况以及低生活满意度影响时。
