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Article

Health and Quality of Life of Family and Professional Caregivers of Dependent Elderly: A Comparative Study

by
Noelia Flores
1,*,
Cristina Jenaro
1,
Lourdes Moro
1 and
Raluca Tomşa
2
1
Facultad de Psicología. Universidad de Salamanca. Avda. de la Merced, 109-131. C.P.: 37005. Salamanca (España)
2
Universitatea din Bucuresti (Romania)
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Eur. J. Investig. Health Psychol. Educ. 2014, 4(2), 79-88; https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe4020007
Submission received: 7 April 2014 / Revised: 26 May 2014 / Accepted: 1 June 2014 / Published: 1 June 2014
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Abstract

The work presented aims to analyze the similarities and differences in health and quality of life of family caregivers and professionals serving seniors in a position of dependency. Specifically, the results presented were obtained from the evaluation of 600 caregivers, of which 33.83% are family and 66.17% are professionals, to determine their burden or stress experienced, as well as their physical and psychological health and their overall, work, family and social quality of life. The results indicate that there are differences between the two groups of caregivers. The family caregivers have higher levels of overload and have poorer physical and psychological health as a result of their tasks. Professional caregivers experience greater satisfaction with life in general and in other factors such as work, family and social relationships. Finally, this justifies the need to implement interventions to improve the health of caregivers.
Keywords: Caregivers; overload; health; quality of life; dependence Caregivers; overload; health; quality of life; dependence

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Flores, N.; Jenaro, C.; Moro, L.; Tomşa, R. Health and Quality of Life of Family and Professional Caregivers of Dependent Elderly: A Comparative Study. Eur. J. Investig. Health Psychol. Educ. 2014, 4, 79-88. https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe4020007

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Flores N, Jenaro C, Moro L, Tomşa R. Health and Quality of Life of Family and Professional Caregivers of Dependent Elderly: A Comparative Study. European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education. 2014; 4(2):79-88. https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe4020007

Chicago/Turabian Style

Flores, Noelia, Cristina Jenaro, Lourdes Moro, and Raluca Tomşa. 2014. "Health and Quality of Life of Family and Professional Caregivers of Dependent Elderly: A Comparative Study" European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education 4, no. 2: 79-88. https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe4020007

APA Style

Flores, N., Jenaro, C., Moro, L., & Tomşa, R. (2014). Health and Quality of Life of Family and Professional Caregivers of Dependent Elderly: A Comparative Study. European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education, 4(2), 79-88. https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe4020007

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