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Vários estudos têm vindo a sugerir que pessoas que prestam cuidados informais
apresentam uma morbilidade, a nível da saúde mental e física, mais elevada que a população geral.
O presente estudo tem como objectivo verificar como se manifestam estas alterações a nível do
Distress Psicológico, Sobrecarga e Qualidade de Vida em cuidadores informais de pessoas com
deficiência mental. A literatura sugere que a maioria dos cuidadores são do sexo feminino e
progenitoras, assim, quando realizamos um estudo de caso-controlo (n= 56) emparelhado por idade
(± 3 anos) e nível de escolaridade (± 3 anos) constatamos que o grupo de cuidadoras progenitoras
apresenta resultados médios inferiores em todas as medidas avaliadas relativas ao distress
psicológico (avaliado pelo SCL-90-R) e qualidade de vida (avaliada pelo MOS SF-36), quando
comparadas com o grupo de controlo. A análise global da amostra, quando comparamos o grupo de
controlo (n=144) e de cuidadores (n=81), revela resultados semelhantes. A idade, género e nível de
literacia do cuidador, medicação do cuidado, parecem influenciar a percepção de sobrecarga (quando
avaliada pelo QASCI). A toma de psicofármacos e a existência de antecedentes psicopatológicos
parece determinar a percepção de sobrecarga (avaliada pelo QASCI). Conclui-se que a avaliação do
Distress Psicológico, Sobrecarga e Qualidade de Vida é determinante na intervenção psicológica com
prestadores de cuidados informais ao deficiente mental.
Several studies have come to suggest that people who give informal care present morbidity at mental and physical health level, higher than the general population. The present study has the goal of verifying how these modifications take place at the level of the psychological distress, at the Burden and Quality of Life in informal caregivers of people with mental disability. The literature suggests that the majority of the people that take care are female and mothers, so, when we do the control-case study ( n = 56) matched by age (±3 years) and literacy (±3 years) we realize that the mother who careers presents lower average results in all the evaluated measures related to the psychological distress ( evaluated by SCL-90-R) and quality of life ( evaluated by MOS SF-36), when compared with the control group. The global analysis of the sample, when we compare the control group ( n=144) and the people who take care ( n=81), shows similar results. Age, gender, literacy level and the medication of the cared influence the burden perception (when evaluated by QASCI). The taking of psychotropic medication and the existence of psychopathological precedents seem to determine the perception of the burden (evaluated by QASCI). We come to the conclusion that the psychological distress, burden and quality of life evaluation is essential in the psychological intervention with the informal caregivers of persons with intellectual disability.
Several studies have come to suggest that people who give informal care present morbidity at mental and physical health level, higher than the general population. The present study has the goal of verifying how these modifications take place at the level of the psychological distress, at the Burden and Quality of Life in informal caregivers of people with mental disability. The literature suggests that the majority of the people that take care are female and mothers, so, when we do the control-case study ( n = 56) matched by age (±3 years) and literacy (±3 years) we realize that the mother who careers presents lower average results in all the evaluated measures related to the psychological distress ( evaluated by SCL-90-R) and quality of life ( evaluated by MOS SF-36), when compared with the control group. The global analysis of the sample, when we compare the control group ( n=144) and the people who take care ( n=81), shows similar results. Age, gender, literacy level and the medication of the cared influence the burden perception (when evaluated by QASCI). The taking of psychotropic medication and the existence of psychopathological precedents seem to determine the perception of the burden (evaluated by QASCI). We come to the conclusion that the psychological distress, burden and quality of life evaluation is essential in the psychological intervention with the informal caregivers of persons with intellectual disability.
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Distress psicológico Deficiência mental Cuidadores informais Qualidade de vida Psychological Distress Quality of Life