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- Title
FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH OVERLOAD IN FAMILY CAREGIVERS IN RADIOTHERAPY.
- Authors
de Macêdo Rocha, Daniel; de Oliveira Pedrosa, Aliny; Costa de Oliveira, Aline; Vasconcelos Benício, Claudia Daniella Avelino; Pereira Ribeiro, Ítalo Arão; Tolstenko Nogueira, Lídya
- Abstract
Objective: to analyze the factors associated with overload in family caregivers of patients undergoing radiotherapy treatment. Method: this is a bibliographic study, integrative literature review type, by searching the databases MEDLINE, CINAHL, SCOPUS, Web of ScienceTM and LILACS. The sample consisted of 15 primary studies, published until 2017, in English, Portuguese and Spanish. Critical analysis and synthesis of the results were performed descriptively, which allowed the classification by semantic similarity and the construction of two thematic categories. Results: it was found that factors associated with overload were related to both patients and caregivers, such as self-care deficit, clinical conditions, sleep disturbance and psychosocial pressures. Among the manifestations of overload, stress, fatigue, exhaustion and intensification of depressive and anxious symptoms were identified. Conclusion: it was evidenced that radiotherapy treatment generates overload for family caregivers, requiring educational interventions, care strategies and implementation of public health policies to minimize these effects.
- Subjects
PSYCHOLOGY of caregivers; CINAHL database; SERVICES for caregivers; MEDLINE; META-analysis; RADIOTHERAPY; SYSTEMATIC reviews; BURDEN of care; PSYCHOLOGICAL factors
- Publication
Journal of Nursing UFPE / Revista de Enfermagem UFPE, 2019, Vol 13, p882
- ISSN
1981-8963
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5205/1981-8963.2019.241472