Relationship between religiosity/spirituality and work overload of the informal caregiver

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https://doi.org/10.33448/rsd-v12i8.42962

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Caregivers; Spirituality; Workload; Housing; Aged.

Abstract

Evaluate the correlation between religiosity/spirituality and the work overload of informal caregivers. Cross-sectional, quantitative study carried out in Vitória, ES, Brazil. From December 2018 to April 2019, 83 informal bedridden/in-home caregivers participated, To collect data, three research instruments were used to analyze sociodemographic characteristics, informal caregiver work overload and Brief Multidimensional Measure of Religiosity/Spirituality (BMMRS-p). There was an average age of 51 to 60 years old, mostly women. The overload is moderate to severe in 47.0% of the cases, the presence of God was identified within the BMMRS-p in 51% and there was no correlation between spirituality and work overload. Caregivers have a higher prevalence of overload in the act of caring, as the degree of close kinship with the patient, however, the act of caring did not have a directly proven correlation with spirituality/religiosity.

Author Biographies

Aldirene Libanio Maestrini Dalvi, Escola Superior de Ciências da Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Vitória

Master's degree in Public Policies and Local Development from the School of Sciences at Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Vitória (2019); Bachelor's degree in Nursing - São Pedro Integrated Colleges (2005). Currently a Preceptor in the Nursing Course at EMESCAM. Has experience in the field of Nursing, with an emphasis on Community Health Nursing, primarily working on the following topics: intensive care unit, nursing care, humanization of care, social and informal caregiver.

Janine Pereira da Silva, Escola Superior de Ciências da Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Vitória

Graduated (2007) in Nutrition from Vila Velha University (UVV). Master's degree (2010) and Doctorate (2014) in Health Sciences: Concentration Area in Child and Adolescent Health from the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG). Postdoctoral Internship (2018) in the Postgraduate Program in Public Policies and Local Development at the School of Sciences at Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Vitória (EMESCAM) - Notice FAPES/CAPES No. 009/2014 - Doctoral Fixation Scholarship. Currently, she is a faculty member in the Postgraduate Program in Public Policies and Local Development (PPGPPDL) at EMESCAM; Coordinator of the Institutional Program for Scientific Initiation (PIIC) at EMESCAM; Member of the Editorial Board and Reviewer of the Interdisciplinary Studies in Social Sciences and Health Journal at EMESCAM; and Member of the Coordinating Committee and Scholarships of the PPGPPDL at EMESCAM. She has experience in the field of nutrition, with an emphasis on child nutrition, studying the following topics: nutritional assessment and body composition using stable isotopes, non-communicable chronic diseases, maternal and child health, breastfeeding, food and nutritional security, and interfaces with public health policies.

Angelita Viana Corrêa Scardua, Escola Superior de Ciências da Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Vitória

Angelita Viana Corrêa Scardua holds a Ph.D. in Sciences (Social Psychology) from the University of São Paulo and a master's degree in Psychology from the same institution. She earned her bachelor's degree in Psychology from the Federal University of Espirito Santo. She completed her postgraduate internship (1998-2000) at the Department of Neurosciences and Behavior at the Institute of Biomedical Sciences of USP, where she investigated the relationships between the sleep-wake cycle and affective states. She works as a clinical psychologist and as a postgraduate lecturer. She has experience in the areas of Human and Social Development, with an emphasis on experiences characteristic of adult life, basic psychological processes, and the analysis of Cultural Imaginary. She is a pioneer in the study of happiness (Positive Psychology) in Brazil, being the author of one of the first approved works in this area in the country. She coordinates study groups and courses in the field of psychology. She is a member of the International Positive Psychology Association, the European Network for Positive Psychology, the Brazilian Society of Neurosciences and Behavior, and the International Association for Jungian Studies. She is part of the research group "Mitopoética da Cidade" (Mythopoetics of the City) at the Institute of Psychology of USP

Jussara de Azevedo Pereira, Escola Superior de Ciências da Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Vitória

Undergraduate student in Nursing at the School of Sciences at Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Vitória - EMESCAM; Scientific Initiation Scholarship recipient (EMESCAM); Member of the Scientific Writing Laboratory (EMESCAM)

Esthefany Pereira Estevam, Escola Superior de Ciências da Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Vitória

Undergraduate student in Nursing at the School of Sciences at Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Vitória - EMESCAM; Scientific Initiation Scholarship recipient (EMESCAM); Member of the Scientific Writing Laboratory (EMESCAM)

Maria Carlota de Rezende Coelho, Escola Superior de Ciências da Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Vitória

Holds a bachelor's degree in Nursing from the Federal University of Espírito Santo (1979), a master's degree in Nursing from the Anna Nery School of Nursing - Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (2007), and a doctorate in Nursing from the Anna Nery School of Nursing - Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (2011). Currently, she is a full professor at the School of Sciences at Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Vitória. Research areas: Health Policies, Integrality and Social Processes, Work Process, Public Policies, and Local Development.

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DALVI, A. L. M. .; SILVA, J. P. da .; SCARDUA, A. V. C. .; PEREIRA, J. de A. .; ESTEVAM, E. P. .; COELHO, M. C. de R. . Relationship between religiosity/spirituality and work overload of the informal caregiver. Research, Society and Development, [S. l.], v. 12, n. 8, p. e14112842962, 2023. DOI: 10.33448/rsd-v12i8.42962. Disponível em: https://rsdjournal.org/index.php/rsd/article/view/42962. Acesso em: 21 may. 2024.

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