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ORIGINAL ARTICLE10-24-2022
Factors associated with symptoms of physical and emotional burden in informal caregivers of the elderly
- Leandro Corrêa Figueiredo
, - Gustavo Carrijo Barbosa ,
- Diana Quirino Monteiro ,
- Gabriela Martins ,
- Adrielli Fernanda de Oliveira e Silva , [ ... ],
- Aline Cristina Martins Gratão
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEFactors associated with symptoms of physical and emotional burden in informal caregivers of the elderly
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2022;75:e20210927
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2021-0927
- Leandro Corrêa Figueiredo ,
- Gustavo Carrijo Barbosa ,
- Diana Quirino Monteiro ,
- Gabriela Martins ,
- Adrielli Fernanda de Oliveira e Silva ,
- Luana Flávia Talmelli Ruy ,
- Tatiana de Oliveira Sato ,
- Aline Cristina Martins Gratão
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Objectives:
to analyze the personal and work-related burden factors associated with physical and emotional symptoms of informal caregivers of the elderly.
Methods:
cross-sectional study conducted with 121 informal caregivers and 121 seniors who received care, assessed individually for the risk of: physical overload, musculoskeletal symptoms, Self-Reporting Questionnaire, effort perception, and Katz index.
Results:
a greater perception of effort raises up to 3.3 times the chances of presenting symptoms of pain in the spine region (p=0.01), and lower functional capacity of the elderly increases up to 1.3 times the chances of presenting pain symptoms in the spine region (p=0.02). The symptoms of emotional overload were associated with the caregiver’s low income (p=0.02).
Conclusions:
the perception of effort, dependence of the elderly, caregiver’s age, and symptoms of emotional overload are involved with caregivers’ symptoms of physical overload, and low income, with emotional overload.
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Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEFactors associated with symptoms of physical and emotional burden in informal caregivers of the elderly
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2022;75:e20210927
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2021-0927
- Leandro Corrêa Figueiredo ,
- Gustavo Carrijo Barbosa ,
- Diana Quirino Monteiro ,
- Gabriela Martins ,
- Adrielli Fernanda de Oliveira e Silva ,
- Luana Flávia Talmelli Ruy ,
- Tatiana de Oliveira Sato ,
- Aline Cristina Martins Gratão
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Objectives:
to analyze the personal and work-related burden factors associated with physical and emotional symptoms of informal caregivers of the elderly.
Methods:
cross-sectional study conducted with 121 informal caregivers and 121 seniors who received care, assessed individually for the risk of: physical overload, musculoskeletal symptoms, Self-Reporting Questionnaire, effort perception, and Katz index.
Results:
a greater perception of effort raises up to 3.3 times the chances of presenting symptoms of pain in the spine region (p=0.01), and lower functional capacity of the elderly increases up to 1.3 times the chances of presenting pain symptoms in the spine region (p=0.02). The symptoms of emotional overload were associated with the caregiver’s low income (p=0.02).
Conclusions:
the perception of effort, dependence of the elderly, caregiver’s age, and symptoms of emotional overload are involved with caregivers’ symptoms of physical overload, and low income, with emotional overload.
- Leandro Corrêa Figueiredo
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE10-01-2022
Musculoskeletal symptoms in formal and informal caregivers of elderly people
- Leandro Corrêa Figueiredo ,
- Aline Cristina Martins Gratão ,
- Gustavo Carrijo Barbosa ,
- Diana Quirino Monteiro ,
- Beatriz Rodrigues de Souza Melo , [ ... ],
- Tatiana de Oliveira Sato
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEMusculoskeletal symptoms in formal and informal caregivers of elderly people
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2022;75(2):e20210249
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2021-0249
- Leandro Corrêa Figueiredo ,
- Aline Cristina Martins Gratão ,
- Gustavo Carrijo Barbosa ,
- Diana Quirino Monteiro ,
- Beatriz Rodrigues de Souza Melo ,
- Lucas Nogueira de Carvalho Pelegrini ,
- Tatiana de Oliveira Sato
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Objective:
to evaluate musculoskeletal symptoms in formal and informal caregivers of elderly people, and check association with personal and work-related factors.
Methods:
this is a cross-sectional study. Instruments for assessment were the International Physical Activity Questionnaire, Self-Reporting Questionnaire-20, Borg’s effort perception scale and Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire.
Results:
informal caregivers had been working for a longer time (60.2% vs. 41%), had more hours of work (37.4% >12h for day), less time off (85.4% vs. 2.5%) and lack of care guidelines (90.2%). The region with the most musculoskeletal symptoms was the spine and the greater dependence of the elderly, the greater the chances of developing musculoskeletal symptoms (OR= 1.3, 95% CI= 1.1-1.6, p <0.05).
Conclusion:
personal and work-related factors were more prevalent in informal group and the elderly person’s dependence interferes with the increase in musculoskeletal symptoms of caregivers.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLEMusculoskeletal symptoms in formal and informal caregivers of elderly people
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2022;75(2):e20210249
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2021-0249
- Leandro Corrêa Figueiredo ,
- Aline Cristina Martins Gratão ,
- Gustavo Carrijo Barbosa ,
- Diana Quirino Monteiro ,
- Beatriz Rodrigues de Souza Melo ,
- Lucas Nogueira de Carvalho Pelegrini ,
- Tatiana de Oliveira Sato
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Objective:
to evaluate musculoskeletal symptoms in formal and informal caregivers of elderly people, and check association with personal and work-related factors.
Methods:
this is a cross-sectional study. Instruments for assessment were the International Physical Activity Questionnaire, Self-Reporting Questionnaire-20, Borg’s effort perception scale and Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire.
Results:
informal caregivers had been working for a longer time (60.2% vs. 41%), had more hours of work (37.4% >12h for day), less time off (85.4% vs. 2.5%) and lack of care guidelines (90.2%). The region with the most musculoskeletal symptoms was the spine and the greater dependence of the elderly, the greater the chances of developing musculoskeletal symptoms (OR= 1.3, 95% CI= 1.1-1.6, p <0.05).
Conclusion:
personal and work-related factors were more prevalent in informal group and the elderly person’s dependence interferes with the increase in musculoskeletal symptoms of caregivers.
- Leandro Corrêa Figueiredo
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05-21-2021
Influence of chronic pain on cognitive performance in elderly caregivers: a longitudinal study
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74:e20200412
Abstract
Influence of chronic pain on cognitive performance in elderly caregivers: a longitudinal study
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74:e20200412
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2020-0412
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Objective:
to compare cognitive performance of elderly caregivers with and without chronic pain over four years and verify the effect of pain intensity on cognitive performance of elderly caregivers with chronic pain.
Method:
a longitudinal study with data collected in 2014 and 2018. Community-dwelling elderly caregivers of a Brazilian city participated in the study. Cognition was assessed using the Addenbrooke’s Cognitive Examination instrument. Pain was assessed by an 11-point scale. For data analysis, a mixed linear model and ANCOVA with a 5% significance level were used.
Results:
they were divided into two groups. A cognitive decline over four years was found in elderly people with pain (p=0.02; 95%CI=0.32-4.25), while those without pain did not show a significant change.
Conclusion:
the results show that elderly caregivers with pain had a worse cognitive performance, but when comparing groups with the ANCOVA test for intergroup analysis, there was no difference in cognitive performance.
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Influence of chronic pain on cognitive performance in elderly caregivers: a longitudinal study
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74:e20200412
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2020-0412
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Objective:
to compare cognitive performance of elderly caregivers with and without chronic pain over four years and verify the effect of pain intensity on cognitive performance of elderly caregivers with chronic pain.
Method:
a longitudinal study with data collected in 2014 and 2018. Community-dwelling elderly caregivers of a Brazilian city participated in the study. Cognition was assessed using the Addenbrooke’s Cognitive Examination instrument. Pain was assessed by an 11-point scale. For data analysis, a mixed linear model and ANCOVA with a 5% significance level were used.
Results:
they were divided into two groups. A cognitive decline over four years was found in elderly people with pain (p=0.02; 95%CI=0.32-4.25), while those without pain did not show a significant change.
Conclusion:
the results show that elderly caregivers with pain had a worse cognitive performance, but when comparing groups with the ANCOVA test for intergroup analysis, there was no difference in cognitive performance.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE01-01-2019
Active Life: a project for a safe hospital-community transition after arthroplasty
- Edite Maria Ferreira ,
- Otília Mendes Lourenço ,
- Paula Vasques da Costa ,
- Sónia Cristina Pinto ,
- Cidália Gomes , [ ... ],
- Cristina Lavareda Baixinho
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEActive Life: a project for a safe hospital-community transition after arthroplasty
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2019;72(1):147-153
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0615
- Edite Maria Ferreira ,
- Otília Mendes Lourenço ,
- Paula Vasques da Costa ,
- Sónia Cristina Pinto ,
- Cidália Gomes ,
- Ana Paula Oliveira ,
- Óscar Ferreira ,
- Cristina Lavareda Baixinho
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Objective:
To define the criteria for the continuity of care to elderly people submitted to arthroplasty.
Method:
This is a qualitative study, inserted in the constructivist paradigm, whose methodological option fell on research-action. The participants were the health professionals of an orthopedic service and of the community care teams in the area of the hospital.
Results:
The different techniques allowed us to identify the difficulties in the safe transition from the hospital to the community. At this level, two categories of criteria for continuity of care emerged: criteria associated with the risk of ineffective management of the therapeutic regimen, and criteria associated with the knowledge and level of competence of the informal caregiver.
Final Considerations:
An elderly person undergoing arthroplasty (hip or knee) has functional alterations that affect their capacity for self-care and may lead to dependence, our findings allowed the design of an algorithm to facilitate clinical decision making and promote a safe hospital-community transition.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLEActive Life: a project for a safe hospital-community transition after arthroplasty
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2019;72(1):147-153
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0615
- Edite Maria Ferreira ,
- Otília Mendes Lourenço ,
- Paula Vasques da Costa ,
- Sónia Cristina Pinto ,
- Cidália Gomes ,
- Ana Paula Oliveira ,
- Óscar Ferreira ,
- Cristina Lavareda Baixinho
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Objective:
To define the criteria for the continuity of care to elderly people submitted to arthroplasty.
Method:
This is a qualitative study, inserted in the constructivist paradigm, whose methodological option fell on research-action. The participants were the health professionals of an orthopedic service and of the community care teams in the area of the hospital.
Results:
The different techniques allowed us to identify the difficulties in the safe transition from the hospital to the community. At this level, two categories of criteria for continuity of care emerged: criteria associated with the risk of ineffective management of the therapeutic regimen, and criteria associated with the knowledge and level of competence of the informal caregiver.
Final Considerations:
An elderly person undergoing arthroplasty (hip or knee) has functional alterations that affect their capacity for self-care and may lead to dependence, our findings allowed the design of an algorithm to facilitate clinical decision making and promote a safe hospital-community transition.
- Edite Maria Ferreira
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EXPERIENCE REPORT01-01-2017
Scenario approximation in a phenomenological study in Mexico: experience report
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(4):885-890
Abstract
EXPERIENCE REPORTScenario approximation in a phenomenological study in Mexico: experience report
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(4):885-890
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2016-0601
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Objective:
To report our experience using scenario approximation in a phenomenological study of nursing in Mexico.
Method:
Experience report on scenario approximation to coexist with elderly in order to select the participants of a phenomenological study.
Results:
During a four-month period in 2016, visits were carried out two groups of elderly individuals where several activities were carried out. Coexistence with the elderly throughout accompaniment in the groups' activities together with joint dialogue allowed selection of those who corresponded to the characteristics of the study objective.
Conclusion:
Scenario approximation is necessary in phenomenological studies, not only for creating empathy among the participants but also for the researchers to immerse themselves in the phenomenon under study, as shown by the first approaches of the researcher.
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EXPERIENCE REPORTScenario approximation in a phenomenological study in Mexico: experience report
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(4):885-890
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2016-0601
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Objective:
To report our experience using scenario approximation in a phenomenological study of nursing in Mexico.
Method:
Experience report on scenario approximation to coexist with elderly in order to select the participants of a phenomenological study.
Results:
During a four-month period in 2016, visits were carried out two groups of elderly individuals where several activities were carried out. Coexistence with the elderly throughout accompaniment in the groups' activities together with joint dialogue allowed selection of those who corresponded to the characteristics of the study objective.
Conclusion:
Scenario approximation is necessary in phenomenological studies, not only for creating empathy among the participants but also for the researchers to immerse themselves in the phenomenon under study, as shown by the first approaches of the researcher.
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REFLECTION01-01-2017
Transcendence, historicity and temporality of being elderly: nursing reflection-using Heidegger
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(4):891-895
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REFLECTIONTranscendence, historicity and temporality of being elderly: nursing reflection-using Heidegger
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(4):891-895
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2016-0275
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The objective is to reflect on historicity and temporality as paths for the transcendence of being elderly, based on the phenomenological concepts of Martin Heiddeger. A review of the concepts of transcendence, historicity and temporality was carried out in the work of Martín Heidegger, integrating them in the perspective of nursing for the elderly. The transcendence of the elderly adult is feasible by accessing the temporality of self in the path of its historicity to arrive at the understanding of itself that he has achieved: transcending, which is but a process of the Being itself. Being is time in itself existing in the world, existence given by the encounter of the past (to have been), present and future (becoming), the same encounter that determines the historicity of the Being. The encounter has been consummated and the Being is transcendence, with the understanding of the Being itself as a supreme point.
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REFLECTIONTranscendence, historicity and temporality of being elderly: nursing reflection-using Heidegger
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(4):891-895
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2016-0275
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The objective is to reflect on historicity and temporality as paths for the transcendence of being elderly, based on the phenomenological concepts of Martin Heiddeger. A review of the concepts of transcendence, historicity and temporality was carried out in the work of Martín Heidegger, integrating them in the perspective of nursing for the elderly. The transcendence of the elderly adult is feasible by accessing the temporality of self in the path of its historicity to arrive at the understanding of itself that he has achieved: transcending, which is but a process of the Being itself. Being is time in itself existing in the world, existence given by the encounter of the past (to have been), present and future (becoming), the same encounter that determines the historicity of the Being. The encounter has been consummated and the Being is transcendence, with the understanding of the Being itself as a supreme point.
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