A Comprehensive Assessment of Informal Caregivers of Patients in a Primary Healthcare Home-Care Program.

ABSTRACT: Studies of the characteristics of informal caregivers and associated factors have focused on care-receiver disease or caregiver social and psychological traits; however, an integral description may provide better understanding of informal caregivers' problems. A multicenter cross-sectional study in primary healthcare centers was performed in Barcelona (Spain). Participants were a random sample of informal caregivers of patients in a home-care program. Primary outcomes were health-related quality of life and caregiver burden, and related factors were sociodemographic data, clinical and risk factors, social support and social characteristics, use of healthcare services, and care receivers' status. In total, 104 informal caregivers were included (mean age 68.25 years); 81.73% were female, 54.

SUBMITTER: Rodrigo-Banos V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8583293 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature