Sobrecarga en cuidadores formales de adultos mayores y su impacto en la calidad de vida en un hogar de ancianos del DMQ en el período 2024-2025

Abstract

The present investigation was carried out with the objective of describing the relationship between the overload of formal caregivers of older adults in a shelter in Quito and its impact on quality of life, during the months of September 2024 to January 2025. To fulfill the research objectives, two reagents with high reliability were applied. Zarit Caregiver Burden Scale, which consists of 22 items, and the WOHOQL BREF quality of life scale, which consists of 26 items with a Likert-type response format. The research was developed with a non-experimental transversal quantitative approach of a correlational type. The instruments were applied to the universe of a DMQ nursing home. The results of the statistical data collection were carried out with the IMB SPSS Statistics program where the results of the Pearson correlation show a coefficient of - 0.391 between the variables total WHOQOL and total Zarit, which indicates a moderate negative relationship. This result suggests that as scores on one variable increase, scores on the other variable tend to decrease, and vice versa.