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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>2184-0628</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Gazeta Médica]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Gaz Med]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2184-0628</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Círculo Médico]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S2184-06282023000300174</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.29315/gm.v1i1.520</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="pt"><![CDATA[Sobrecarga dos Cuidadores Informais nos Cuidados de Saúde Primários]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Caregiver Burden among Informal Caregivers of Primary Healthcare Patients]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Costa Dias]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Pedro]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Martins Guedes]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Filipa]]></given-names>
</name>
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</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Freitas]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Inês]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Nunes]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Ana]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Melo Cabrita]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Joana]]></given-names>
</name>
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</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,ACeS Matosinhos USF Caravela ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Matosinhos ]]></addr-line>
<country>Portugal</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>30</day>
<month>09</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>30</day>
<month>09</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>10</volume>
<numero>3</numero>
<fpage>174</fpage>
<lpage>178</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2184-06282023000300174&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2184-06282023000300174&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2184-06282023000300174&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="pt"><p><![CDATA[Resumo  Introdução:  Um cuidador informal é um indivíduo que proporciona algum tipo de cuidados de assistência a uma pessoa com incapacidade. A escala de Zarit é uma ferramenta para avaliação do impacto físico, emocional e social nos cuidadores. Com este estudo pretende-se caracterizar os doentes dependentes e seus cuidadores informais, determinar a sobrecarga dos cuidadores e perceber se existe associação entre a sobrecarga do cuidador, o grau de dependência do doente e os antecedentes de patologia depressiva do cuidador.  Métodos:  Realizou-se um estudo de investigação original, observacional, transversal e descritivo entre julho e setembro de 2019. A população em estudo incluiu os cuidadores informais dos utentes dependentes da USF. A recolha de dados foi realizada através de domicílios e do SClínico®.  Resultados:  Da população inicial de 157 cuidadores, foram selecionados 71. Têm em média 53,96 anos e a maioria é do sexo feminino (87,3%). Todos têm uma relação familiar com o utente dependente. A existência de patologia depressiva no cuidador foi notificada em 33,8%, 39,4% apresentam sobrecarga intensa e 28,2% sobrecarga ligeira. Existe uma associação estatisticamente significativa entre a sobrecarga dos cuidadores e a existência de depressão no cuidador (p=0,001). O mesmo não se verifica entre o grau de dependência e a sobrecarga (p=0,977).  Conclusão: Uma elevada percentagem dos cuidadores dos doentes dependentes da unidade encontra-se em sobrecarga. A utilização da escala de Zarit pode ser uma forma útil para identificar os cuidadores em risco de depressão.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract  Introduction: An informal caregiver is an individual who provides any kind of supportive care to a person with a disability. The Zarit scale is a tool to assess the physical, emotional, and social impact on caregivers. The aim of this study is to characterize dependent patients and their informal caregivers, determine the burden of caregivers and if there is an association between caregiver burden, the patient's level of dependence and the caregiver's depressive pathology.  Methods:  An original, observational, cross-sectional and descriptive research study was carried out between July and September 2019. The study population included informal caregivers of dependent patients of a primary care unity. Data was collected through home visits and SClínico®.  Results:  From the initial population of 157 caregivers, 71 were selected. The average age is 53.96 years and most of them are female (87.3%). There is a family relationship with the patient in all cases. Depressive symptoms in the caregiver were reported in 33.8%. Have severe overload 39.4% and 28.2% mild overload. There is a statistically significant association between the burden of care and the depression of the caregiver (p=0.001), but not between the dependency level and the overload (p=0.977).  Conclusion:  A high percentage of caregivers of dependent patients are overloaded. Using the Zarit scale can be a useful way to identify caregivers at risk for depression.]]></p></abstract>
<kwd-group>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[Cuidador]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[Cuidados Primários de Saúde]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Caregivers]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Primary Health Care]]></kwd>
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