A5066371200- Aging, Health, and Disability
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Language Acquisition and Education
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Palliative and Oncologic Care
- Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
- History, Culture, and Society
- Health, Nursing, Elderly Care
- Family Caregiving in Mental Illness
- Frailty in Older Adults
Universidade do Vale do Paraíba
2020
Universidade Federal de São Carlos
2019
ABSTRACT Objective: to investigate the association between frailty, loneliness and depressive symptoms of elderly caregivers. Method: a cross - sectional study carried out with 341 caregivers enrolled in Family Health Units city countryside São Paulo State. The interviews were domiciliary included questionnaire for characterization caregiver, Fried’s frailty phenotype, family APGAR (family functionality), Geriatric Depression Scale (depressive symptoms) item 3 Herth Hope (loneliness)....
Given the benefits of adequate family function for health and well-being older adults, it is important to understand what factors predict in people who care their spouses.Analyse predictors spousal caregivers.A cross-sectional study design was used investigate a non-probabilistic sample 298 caregivers. Home-based face-to-face interviews were evaluate sociodemographic variables context, (Family APGAR), cognitive function, perceived stress, depressive symptoms. Data analysed using multiple...