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Burden, coping, physical symptoms and psychological morbidity in caregivers of functionally dependent family members
Ana Catarina Guedes1, Maria da Graça Pereira
1Escola de Psicologia, Universidade do Minho, Braga, Portugal.
Objectives:
this study assessed burden, coping, physical symptoms and psychological morbidity in caregivers of functionally dependent family members.
Methods:
fifty family caregivers completed self-reported measures of burden, physical symptoms, psychological morbidity and coping strategies.
Results:
there was a significant negative correlation between coping strategies and the different clinical variables, as well as a significant positive correlation between coping strategies and duration of care. It appears that the stronger bond between caregiver and family member leads to a poorer use of adaptive coping strategies. It also appears that the deterioration of the relationship between them and the lower perceived self-efficacy are more prominent in caregivers of family members with cognitive impairment, indicating that caregivers with family members without cognitive impairment face fewer difficulties.
Conclusion:
these results emphasize the need for interventions to include coping strategies, since they are important in reducing caregivers' burden, psychological morbidity and physical symptoms.
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