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Introdução Com o crescente envelhecimento da população, é cada vez mais importante refletir acerca da qualidade dos cuidados prestados aos doentes pelos seus cuidadores principais. Na maior parte dos casos, o cuidador principal é um membro da família que tem de assumir sozinho as diferentes tarefas que o acto de cuidar exige. Pretende-se verificar através do presente trabalho se existe um impacto significativo da depressão e ansiedade do cuidador principal na qualidade dos cuidados informais prestados ao doente em fase paliativa no domicílio. Métodos Foi conduzido um estudo quantitativo, analítico, transversal e observacional, no qual num período de 6 meses foram preenchidos vários questionários (questionário de dados sociodemográficos e clínicos de doentes e cuidadores, escala HADS do cuidador, escala QASCI-VR do cuidador, escala EQ-5D-3L do cuidador e questionário de avaliação subjetiva da qualidade dos cuidados prestados no domicílio pelo cuidador principal ao doente) pelos cuidadores dos doentes e pelos seus médicos assistentes nas Consulta de Cuidados Paliativos de um Centro Hospitalar e de um Centro de Saúde. Resultados Participaram 137 cuidadores de 137 doentes. A prevalência de depressão nos cuidadores foi de 46,4%, e a prevalência de ansiedade foi de 60,6%. Foi constatada uma correlação entre a depressão no cuidador e os cuidados de baixa frequência a nível das atividades instrumentais da vida diária e do auxílio nas dificuldades funcionais de auto-cuidado, existindo uma associação marginalmente significativa com a baixa frequência de cuidados emocionais ao doente. Foi ainda observada uma correlação entre a ansiedade e os cuidados de alta frequência a nível do auxílio nas dificuldades funcionais de auto-cuidado. Apesar das limitações do estudo, os resultados obtidos traduzem a suscetibilidade que apresentam os cuidadores deste tipo de doentes para desenvolver depressão, o que acarreta um decréscimo na qualidade do suporte fornecido por eles aos doentes oncológicos em fase paliativa. São múltiplos os fatores que influenciam o desenvolvimento da depressão no cuidador, incluindo a falta dos apoios suficientes a nível social ou económico. Torna-se necessário virar o foco aos cuidadores, sendo o dever de todo prestador de cuidados de saúde o desenvolvimento de medidas direcionadas não só à habilitação técnica mas também ao aprimoramento da resposta que o sistema de saúde fornece às necessidades psicológicas, sociais e espirituais dos cuidadores, através da identificação precoce daqueles em situação de risco para o desenvolvimento de depressão e ansiedade, assim como o acompanhamento adequado daqueles com estas perturbações do humor, visando em último termo contribuir para a melhor gestão dos cuidados destes e dos doentes a seu cargo.
Introduction In the framework of the rising population ageing, thinking on caregiving quality provided by main caregivers has become a subject of a growing interest. In most cases, main caregivers are patients' relatives that have to assume the responsibilities of caregiving on their own. The purpose of this study is to verify if there is an impact of caregiver depression and anxiety on informal home caregiving quality for oncologic patients in palliative stage. Methods A six-months quantitative, analytical, cross-sectional and observational study was conducted in palliative care consultations of both a hospital and a primary care center. During this period, the author collected data from caregivers´ interviews and physicians evaluation regarding caregivers' characteristics, namely demographics, depression and anxiety levels (evaluated through HADS scale), caregiving burden (through a short version of QASCI), health-related quality of life (through EQ-5D-3L) and caregiving quality. We also compilated patients' demographic and clinical profiles. Results One hundred and thirty seven caregivers joined the study. Depression prevalence in this sample was 46,4%, while anxiety prevalence was 60,6%. We observed correlation between caregivers depression and low quality instrumental and self-care support, in addition to weak association between caregivers depression and low quality emotional support. It was also documented correlation between caregivers anxiety and high quality self-care support. Despite this study's limitations, the results obtained in our sample suggest a high susceptibility to develop depression among informal caregivers of oncologic patients in palliative stage, resulting in a lower caregiving quality in those caregivers. A number of factors are associated with the increased risk of depression in caregivers, including poor social and financial support. In this scenario, healthcare providers must address their attention to caregivers, promoting interventions in order to improve caregivers´ ability to fulfill their tasks, including not only technical skills training but also enhancement of health system response to caregivers' psychological, social and spiritual needs, through early identification of those at risk of developing depression and anxiety, along with follow-up of those with these disorders. This approach could contribute to a better management of both caregivers and patients.
Introduction In the framework of the rising population ageing, thinking on caregiving quality provided by main caregivers has become a subject of a growing interest. In most cases, main caregivers are patients' relatives that have to assume the responsibilities of caregiving on their own. The purpose of this study is to verify if there is an impact of caregiver depression and anxiety on informal home caregiving quality for oncologic patients in palliative stage. Methods A six-months quantitative, analytical, cross-sectional and observational study was conducted in palliative care consultations of both a hospital and a primary care center. During this period, the author collected data from caregivers´ interviews and physicians evaluation regarding caregivers' characteristics, namely demographics, depression and anxiety levels (evaluated through HADS scale), caregiving burden (through a short version of QASCI), health-related quality of life (through EQ-5D-3L) and caregiving quality. We also compilated patients' demographic and clinical profiles. Results One hundred and thirty seven caregivers joined the study. Depression prevalence in this sample was 46,4%, while anxiety prevalence was 60,6%. We observed correlation between caregivers depression and low quality instrumental and self-care support, in addition to weak association between caregivers depression and low quality emotional support. It was also documented correlation between caregivers anxiety and high quality self-care support. Despite this study's limitations, the results obtained in our sample suggest a high susceptibility to develop depression among informal caregivers of oncologic patients in palliative stage, resulting in a lower caregiving quality in those caregivers. A number of factors are associated with the increased risk of depression in caregivers, including poor social and financial support. In this scenario, healthcare providers must address their attention to caregivers, promoting interventions in order to improve caregivers´ ability to fulfill their tasks, including not only technical skills training but also enhancement of health system response to caregivers' psychological, social and spiritual needs, through early identification of those at risk of developing depression and anxiety, along with follow-up of those with these disorders. This approach could contribute to a better management of both caregivers and patients.
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Tese de mestrado, Cuidados Paliativos, Universidade de Lisboa, Faculdade de Medicina, 2020
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Caregiver exhaustion Quality of life Depression Cancer Palliative care Teses de mestrado - 2020
