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0284/2018 - Idosos cuidadores de outros idosos que residem com e sem crianças: Sobrecarga, otimismo e estratégias de enfrentamento.
Elderly caregivers of other elderly living with and without children: Burden, optimism and coping strategies.

Author:

• Nathalia Alves de Oliveira - Oliveira, N.A - <nathaliaalves.oliveira@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1665-8109

Co-author(s):

• Érica Nestor Souza - Souza, E.N - <erica_nestor@hotmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7952-7643
• Bruna Moretti Luchesi - Luchesi, B.M - <bruna_luchesi@yahoo.com.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0508-0818
• Tiago da Silva Alexandre - Alexandre, T.S - <tsfisioalex@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3791-9793
• Keika Inouye - Inouye, K - <keikain@gmail.com>
ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3570-0704
• Sofia Cristina Lost Pavarini - Pavarini, S.C.I. - <sofia@ufscar.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9359-8600


Abstract:

Objective: Compare level of burden, optimism and coping strategies among elderly caregivers of other elderly individuals who reside with and without children. Method: A cross-sectional study was with a sample of 301 elderly caregivers of elderly Brazilians seen in primary health care. Among the 301 caregivers interviewed, 44 resided with children and 257 did not. Evaluations involved the administration of the Zarit Burden Inventory, Spirituality Scale (optimism) and Coping Strategies Inventory. Either the Student’s t-test or the Mann-Whitney U-test was used for the comparisons between the two groups. Results: Burden level was significantly higher among elderly caregivers who resided with children (p=0.01). No significant differences were found with regard to optimism. Elderly caregivers who did not reside with children reported significantly greater use of coping strategies focused on the expression of negative emotions (p

Keywords:

Child; Aged; Caregivers; Family relations.

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Oliveira, N.A, Souza, E.N, Luchesi, B.M, Alexandre, T.S, Inouye, K, Pavarini, S.C.I.. Idosos cuidadores de outros idosos que residem com e sem crianças: Sobrecarga, otimismo e estratégias de enfrentamento.. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2018/Jun). [Citado em 27/09/2024]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/idosos-cuidadores-de-outros-idosos-que-residem-com-e-sem-criancas-sobrecarga-otimismo-e-estrategias-de-enfrentamento/16817



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