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The informal caregiver's socioeconomic prism and its implications on state of mind

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dc.contributor.authorAndré, Suzana
dc.contributor.authorCunha, Madalena
dc.contributor.authorMartins, MM
dc.contributor.authorRodrigues, Vítor
dc.date.accessioned2020-07-07T15:04:02Z
dc.date.available2020-07-07T15:04:02Z
dc.date.issued2014-11
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: The act of caring for a dependent elderly victim of cerebrovascular accident exerts different impacts on caregivers. Knowledge of their socioeconomic level by health professionals supports the planning and implementation of actions appropriate to the reality of the elderly and their caregivers. Objective: To determine whether socioeconomic status predicts informal caregivers’ state of mind (depression). Design: Cross-sectional, descriptive study in the Dão Lafões sub-region. Participants: Non-probabilistic sample of 636 informal caregivers, aged 17-85 years (mean = 50.19 ± 14.30). Measuring instruments: The Beck Depression Inventory and the Graffar Socioeconomic Level Scale. Results: We found class III (middle class family/reasonable socioeconomic status) was the most common (40.4%), class IV (upper lower class family/low socioeconomic level) with 37.7%. A majority of the sample (62.9%) does not have depressive symptoms, with their presence observed in 37.1% of informal caregivers, in which 24.3% are men and 39.6% women. The results sustain that socioeconomic level (P = .004) in the total sample predicts state of mind, inferring that caregivers with poorer socioeconomic status have a worse state of mind. Conclusions: The evidence found from the research show that informal caregivers with depressive symptoms have a poorer socioeconomic status, so that it is compulsory to consider these variables when planning interventions whose primary focus of attention is aimed at caregivers and elderly cerebrovascular accident victims experiencing situations of transitionpt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationAten Primaria. 2014;46 Suppl 5:210-6pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/S0212-6567(14)70094-0pt_PT
dc.identifier.eissn1578-1275
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/32861
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0212656714700940?via%3Dihubpt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectAdolescentpt_PT
dc.subjectAdultpt_PT
dc.subjectAgedpt_PT
dc.subjectAged, 80 and overpt_PT
dc.subjectCaregiverspt_PT
dc.subjectCross-Sectional Studiespt_PT
dc.subjectDepressionpt_PT
dc.subjectFemalept_PT
dc.subjectHumanspt_PT
dc.subjectMalept_PT
dc.subjectMiddle Agedpt_PT
dc.subjectSocioeconomic Factorspt_PT
dc.subjectStrokept_PT
dc.subjectYoung Adultpt_PT
dc.titleThe informal caregiver's socioeconomic prism and its implications on state of mindpt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.endPage216pt_PT
oaire.citation.issueSuppl 5pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage210pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleAtencion primariapt_PT
oaire.citation.volume46pt_PT
person.familyNameMartins
person.givenNameMaria Manuela
person.identifier.ciencia-id3A1D-066F-1F85
person.identifier.orcid0000-0003-1527-9940
person.identifier.ridK-4369-2013
person.identifier.scopus-author-id55044850200
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rcaap.typearticlept_PT
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