Sobrecarga en los cuidadores informales de niños y niñas ingresados en un hospital pediátrico de la ciudad de Guayaquil, año 2022.

Abstract

Caregiver overload is a state of emotional exhaustion and fatigue that directly affects activities, social relationships, and psychological balance. Objective: Describe the levels of overload in informal caregivers of children admitted to a pediatric hospital in the city of Guayaquil, year 2022. Methodology: Descriptive. Method: Quantitative. Design: Prospective and cross-sectional. Population: 85 informal caregivers of boys and girls. Technique: Survey. Instrument: Quality of Life family version and Zarit overload test. Results: Sex: 86% female and 14% male. Age: 30 to 40 years 37%, 21 to 30 years 33%, 40 to 50 years 18% and over 50 years 12%. Marital status: 47% married, 37% common law, 8% single and 6% widowed. Origin: 77% Coastal Region, 12% Sierra Region, 6% Insular Region and 5% East. Educational level: 73% secondary level, 18% higher and 9% primary. Occupation: 79% employed and 21% are housewives. Relationship: 45% mother, 25% father, 13% grandmother, 10% others and 7% uncles. Overload level: 59% intense overload, 29% light overload and 12% no load. Well-being state: Physical 47% regular, 38% bad, 14% good and 1% excellent. Psychological: 46% regular, 35% good, 18% bad and 1% regular. Social: 59% regular, 27% good, 13% bad and 1% excellent. Spiritual: 55% good, 39% fair and 6% bad. Conclusion: The consequences of the overload on informal caregivers involve mental, physical and psychological health problems.