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Universidad y Salud
Print version ISSN 0124-7107On-line version ISSN 2389-7066
Abstract
REYES-JARQUIN, Karina and ORTIZ-ROJAS, Beatriz. Physical dependence in older adults and job burnout in their informal caregivers in the COVID-19 context, a correlational study. Univ. Salud [online]. 2023, vol.25, n.3, pp.50-55. Epub Nov 28, 2023. ISSN 0124-7107. https://doi.org/10.22267/rus.232503.316.
Introduction:
The functional status of older adults (OA) is usually used as an indicator of their health. Increased dependence raises the need for an informal caregiver (IC), leading to a state of work overload, which was frequently observed during the COVID-19 confinement.
Objective:
To assess the relationship between physical dependence of OA, job burnout of their IC, and the confinement conditions in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Materials and methods:
The participants included 77 OA together with their respective IC. The OA filled out a sociodemographic data sheet and a Confinement Conditions Questionnaire. In addition to these two forms, the IC filled out the Zarit Caregiver Burnout Scale and the ABVD Barthel Scale.
Results:
Statistically significant correlations were found between: physical dependence and job burnout (rho=0.475, p<0.01); physical dependence and confinement degree (rho=0.441, p<0.01); and job burden and confinement degree (rho=0.344, p<0.01).
Conclusion:
Caregivers develop a greater job burnout as a consequence of the OA’s dependence. Furthermore, it seems that this burnout is more related to the confinement conditions experienced by older adults than to the caregiver’s own conditions.
Keywords : Caregivers; functional status; aged; pandemic.