Impacto del síndrome de Burnout en cuidadores de adultos con discapacidad

Abstract

Burnout syndrome is considered, specifically in caregivers of people with disabilities, as a state of exhaustion in different areas, such as physical, emotional and mental, due to the stress that comes with caring for people with serious illnesses, disabilities or elderly people, greatly affecting the caregiver, causing significant discomfort, which could affect adequate care and general well-being. For this reason, the main purpose of this research is to explore the impact of Burnout syndrome on the mental health of primary caregivers of adults with disabilities. To do this, a qualitative research was carried out, with a descriptive scope and a phenomenological design, which will focus on deepening the experiences of those caregivers. The type of sample was non-probabilistic, this in order to select participants who meet previously established criteria, which will be four primary caregivers, who reside in the city of Machala. The instruments used to collect the information were the semi-structured interview, because these allow to adapt to the interviewee, allowing to address information that otherwise could go unnoticed, on the other hand, observation was used, and finally, the Zarit Caregiver Overload Questionnaire was used, which was used to measure the overload of the interviewees. The results showed that there are various significant conditions in caregivers, where physical pain,excessive exhaustion, disconnection with reality among others are manifested. Concluding that, there is a need to strengthen those resilient factors of caregivers, since, being exposed to high levels of stress, strategies are needed with which to better manage their emotions.