Abstract

BARRERA ORTIZ, Lucy; SANCHEZ HERRERA, Beatriz  and  CARRILLO GONZALEZ, Gloria Mabel. Care burden in caregivers of children with chronic disease. Rev Cubana Enfermer [online]. 2013, vol.29, n.1, pp. 39-47. ISSN 0864-0319.

Objetive: to explore the world wide literature advances and content on care burden in caregivers of children with chronic disease (EC). Methods: analysis and categorization of the results of a systematic review on data bases CINAHL, Ovid, Scielo, Medline y PsycInfo, under the key words burden, care cost, disease cost, family caregiver, children, childhood, chronic disease and chronic illness match with the key words assessment, measurement, intervention, care and application. Results: the scientific production about care burden in caregivers of children with chronic disease is limited. Only 23 studies were reported. The studies recognized the impact on the quality of life in the family caregivers of children with chronic disease that affect specially their psychosocial and socioeconomic aspects. Measurements of burden of care are diverse and they include among others the financial situation, the social interaction, the family resistance, the quality of life and the level of satisfaction with the care. Although some interventions devoted to diminish anxiety and stress in children with chronic disease caregivers, these are few in number and they do not have a conceptual framework, nor a systematic measurement. Conclusion: care burden in family caregiving of children with chronic disease has been described in the literature because of its impact in the caregivers. This burden is measure with different tools that point to the importance of establishing holistic interventions. It is required to continue in the development and implementation of a care holistic model that can relief care burden of family caregivers of children with chronic disease.

Keywords : chronic disease; care burden; childhood; caregivers.

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