Perfil de los cuidadores informales y ámbito de actuación del trabajo social [The profile of informal caregivers and the sphere of action of social work ]
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Esta revisión ha sido elaborada con el propósito de recopilar y analizar la información referente al perfil sociodemográfico de los/as cuidadores/as informales, las características de los cuidados, las consecuencias físicas, sociales y psicológicas que producen los mismos y la intervención desde el trabajo social con este colectivo. La búsqueda de información se realizó a través de la base de datos PsycINFO, utilizando Dialnet, como fuente complementaria de recogida de datos. La mayoría de los autores revisados coinciden en el perfil del cuidador informal, siendo el de una hija, de entre 45 y 65 años, casada, con bajo nivel económico, estudios primarios y en situación de desempleo. Por otro lado, también coinciden en las características del cuidado: cuidador/a y dependiente viven en el mismo hogar, las principales tareas que realiza son las actividades básicas de la vida diaria, dedica una media de 40 h semanales, cuida durante una media de 5,5 años, elevado coste económico, el/la cuidador/a principal es ayudado ocasionalmente por otro miembro de la familia y las razones para ejercer dicho rol se basan en la responsabilidad familiar y/o elección propia. En cuanto a la sintomatología (sobrecarga) de dichos cuidados son más pronunciados los niveles de estrés y ansiedad. En cuanto a la intervención del trabajo social con los/as cuidadores/as informales, estos se benefician de los recursos de la Ley de Promoción de la Autonomía Personal y Atención a las Personas en situación de Dependencia, así como de otros programas de intervención social.
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Non-professional caregivers are mostly women, aged 45 to 65, homemakers, and the daughter or spouse of the patient.
“Diverse studies have profiled non-professional caregivers, concluding that they are mostly women, aged 45 to 65, homemakers, and the daughter or spouse of the patient [8,9].”
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Section 3.4 describes the typical informal caregiver as a woman aged 45–65 and the daughter of the dependent person; section 3.1 also identifies spouses as caregivers. The paper describes caregivers as generally unemployed, however, not as homemakers. Being unemployed does not establish that they are homemakers. (LLM, conf=0.88)
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“Diverse studies have profiled non-professional caregivers, concluding that they are mostly women, aged 45 to 65, homemakers, and the daughter or spouse of the patient [8,9].”
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- Authors
- Navarro Ramos, V.
- Venue
- Trabajo Social Hoy
- Published
- 2016-01-31
- Volume
- 78
- Issue
- Primer Cuatrimestre
- Pages
- 63-84
- ISSN
- 1134-0991 (ISSN-L)
- 2340-2539
- OpenAlex
- W2498182918
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- 11
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- es
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- Topics
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Pharmacy › Nursing care and research
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
- Social Sciences › General Social Sciences › Social Sciences and Policies
- Keywords
- informal caregivers, caregiver profile, sociodemographic factors, caregiver burden, social work intervention, family caregiving, dependent persons
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