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VELASQUEZ G, Vilma Florisa; LOPEZ, Lucero; BARRETO Z, Yenny  y  CATANO ORDONEZ, Nhora. PEASANT FAMILY CAREGIVERS: DEPRESSION, TIME FOR CARE AND DEPENDENCE. Hacia promoc. Salud [online]. 2016, vol.21, n.1, pp.106-114. ISSN 0121-7577.  https://doi.org/10.17151/hpsal.2016.21.1.9.

Objetive: To stablish the connection between peasant family caregivers depression and the time of care and dependence of the elderly taken care of. Materials and method: Cross-sectional study with correlational scope. The intended sample was of 50 caregivers. Socio-demographic survey, Yesavage Geriatric Depression Scale, and the Barthel Index (BI) to measure the grade of functional dependency were applied. Results: Care comes mainly from women (76%) and generally they are sons/daughters (40%), other relatives (36%) or spouses (22%); they are adults over 60 years old (50%), married (40%) and single (30%), from low socioeconomic level (94%) and low educational level (66%); 84 percent live alone with the relative they take care of and they have been in charge of their relative for more than eight years (64%); 18 % have been taking care of their relative for a period of 4 to 8 years. Significant connection between depression of caregiver and the degree of dependence (p =0.019) was found. No significant association between depression and time as a caregiver (p = 0.867) was found. Conclusions: The severity of dependence could be predictor of moderate to severe depression. Nevertheless, cultural aspects could affect the experience and construction of meaning of the role of care giver and have effects in the results of depression depending on the time as a care giver.

Palabras clave : Caregivers; elderly; dependence; rural settlement; depression; community health nursing.

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