Overload for family member caregivers of people with mental disorders
International Journal of Development Research
Overload for family member caregivers of people with mental disorders
Received 20th September, 2017; Received in revised form 13th October, 2017; Accepted 17th November, 2017; Published online 29th December, 2017
Copyright ©2017, Mayara Buhring et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Objective: to evaluate the overload for family caregivers of people with mental disorders, through the Familial Overload Assessment Scale (FOAS-BR). Method: descriptive and quantitative study. Participants were 42 family members from two hospitals in the northwest region of Rio Grande do Sul, in the year 2014. The sociodemographic Scale and Questionnaire was used to collect data. Ethical aspects have been respected. Results: of the caregivers, 78.57% are female, from 51 to 60 years old, mothers. They presented a high objective load in the daily changes in the routine and in the aid to the patients in the daily tasks. High subjective overload, referring to patient concerns, perceptions of permanent changes in caregivers' social and professional life, and discomfort in supervising problem behaviors. Conclusion: the need for actions and support programs, inform and help family caregivers was identified for a better quality of life.
