Resilience of family caregivers of elderly with Alzheimer

• Main Author: Manzini, Carlene Souza Silva
• Publication Date: 2016
• Other Authors: Vale, Francisco Assis Carvalho
• Format: Article
• Language: por; eng
• Source: Revista Eletrônica de Enfermagem
• Download full: https://revistas.ufg.br/fen/article/view/37035
• topic: Resilience; Psychological; Alzheimer Disease; Caregivers; Dementia; Family; Resilience; Psychological; Alzheimer Disease; Caregivers; Dementia; Family; Resiliência Psicológica; Doença de Alzheimer; Cuidadores; Demência; Família; Resiliência Psicológica; Doença de Alzheimer; Cuidadores; Demência; Família

Resilience is the capacity that people have to cope positively with adversities. A cross-sectional, quantitative study, that aimed to assess factors associated with the resilience of family caregivers of elderly with Alzheimer’s disease. Sixty-six caregivers composed the sample, who were accompanied in a neurology ambulatory. Most caregivers presented moderate resilience. Linear regression showed that some factors interfered with caregivers’ resilience, being those: overload, the increment of days dedicated to caregiving, the level of kinship daughter-in-law/son-in-law or spouse, and practice of other activities besides caregiving. The findings can be useful in care-related areas, once we identified variables interfering in resilience, and those can be worked and improved to benefit the caregiver and the patient.