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30 September 2013

Burnout in Professional Caregivers and Quality of Life in Institutionalized Center Residents

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Equipo de Orientación Educativa y Psicopedagógica Murcia 2. C/ Puente Tocinos, 12. C.P.: 30006. Murcia (España)
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Universidad de Murcia
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Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona (España)
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Abstract

Starting from previous studies in professional caregivers of people with dementia and other diseases in institutionalized centers of different regions, the aim of this study was to compare burnout levels that workers present depending on the center, to create a caregiver profile with high professional accomplishment and to describe the quality of life that residents perceive Murcia and Barcelona. The instruments used were the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI), the Professional Caregiver Survey developed ad hoc and the Brief Questionnaire of Quality of Life (CUBRECAVI in Spanish) on residents. The results show, on the one hand, that levels of professional accomplishment may be paradoxically higher in the case of catastrophe and, on the other hand, the 98.2% of users are satisfied with the residence in which is located and 81.8% with the manner in which occupy the time. The conclusions that are extrapolated from the study shed light on the current situation of workers and residents and the influence that an earthquake can have on them.

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