Prevalencia y factores asociados al síndrome de sobrecarga del cuidador primario de ancianos/Prevalence and factors associated with the caregiver burden syndrome among the primary caregivers for the elderly

This study aims to identify the prevalence and factors associated with the primary caregiver burden syndrome experienced by primary caregivers working with the elderly. A cross-sectional, descriptive study with 310 primary caregivers of elderly people aged 65 and older wqas conducted. The caregivers were selected through simple random sampling and interviewed by telephone. The researchers calculated the prevalence, odds ratio and confidence intervals at 95%. The prevalence in the univariate analysis was calculated and the relationship between this and the health and socio-demographic characteristics of the caregiver were evaluated. In a similar manner, the odds ratio was calculated and a binary logistic regression was conducted. The prevalence of the syndrome in the city of Medellin was 12.17%, 95% CI (8.39 to 15.96). Additionally, significant differences regarding the number of hours devoted to care were found between the individuals with the syndrome and those without it.