CALIDAD DE VIDA DE CUIDADORAS/ES DE PERSONAS MAYORES CON ENFERMEDAD DE ALZHÉIMER

Abstract

[ES]Introducción: La sociedad cada vez está más envejecida, y va en aumento el número de personas dependientes y con enfermedades crónicas, al igual que las personas cuidadoras informales. Las personas con Alzheimer, la causa más común de demencia, enfermedad neurodegenerativa, 800.000 personas en España, requieren un cuidador para realizar sus actividades de la vida diaria. El perfil de cuidador es mujer y familiar de la persona dependiente. El proceso de cuidado tiene un impacto en la vida del cuidador que afecta a su salud. Los objetivos de este estudio son explorar las vivencias y calidad de vida de cuidadores/as de mayores con Alzheimer de la provincia de Jaén, identificar las dificultades o problemas en el proceso de cuidado, conocer el impacto en el bienestar físico, psicológico y social de las cuidadoras y definir las demandas de las cuidadoras al sistema sociosanitario y evaluar su calidad de vida. Metodología: El diseño del estudio será metodología mixta, cualitativa de tipo fenomenológico, se harán entrevistas semiestructuradas en profundidad, y cuantitativa, estudio observacional, descriptivo, transversal, mediante el análisis del Cuestionario de Calidad de Vida de los Cuidadores Informales ICUB97, y se utilizarán aplicaciones informáticas, SSPS, Microsoft Excel, su duración será de doce meses. La población diana será personas cuidadoras informales de mayores con alzhéimer de la provincia de Jaén y la población de estudio será personas cuidadoras informales de mayores con alzhéimer del centro de salud San Felipe de Jaén. La muestra se seleccionará con muestreo no probabilístico por conveniencia. La aplicabilidad será visibilizar a este colectivo, para intervenir, ofrecer información, recursos, prevenir futuras enfermedades y mejorar su calidad de vida. Palabras clave: Calidad de vida, cuidadores, ancianos, Enfermedad de Alzheimer, impacto, cuidados.

[EN]Introduction: Society is ageing, and the number of dependent people and with chronic diseases is increasing, as well as the number of informal carers. People diagnosed with Alzheimer, the commonest cause of dementia, neurodegenerative disease, 800.000 people in Spain, demand a carer to deal with daily activities and routines. The carer profile is a woman, who is relative to the dependent person. The caring process has an impact in the life of the carer which affects his/her health. The objectives of this study are to explore the livings and quality of life of carers in charge of aged Alzheimer patients form the province of Jaén (Spain), to identigy difficulties or problem in the nursing process, to know the impact on physical, psychological and social welfare of the carers, to define the claims made by carers to the healthcare system, and to evaluate their quality of life. Methodology: The design of the study will be a mixed methodology: qualitative in terms of phenomenology. Semistructured interviews will be carried out. It will also be quantitative in terms of observational, descriptive and cross-sectional study through the analysis of the Quality of Life of Informal Carers Survey ICUB97, and software applications will be used, such as SSPS or Microsoft excel. The study will we carried out during twelve months. The target population will be informal carers in charge of aged Alzheimer patients from the province of Jaen, and the study population will be informal carers of in charge of Alzheimer patients from the Health Center San Felipe, in Jaén. The sample will be selected using a non-probabilistic sample of convenience. The applicability will be to raise awareness of this collective, in order to intervene, to offer information and resources, to prevent future diseases and to enhance their quality of life. Keywords: Quality of Life , caregivers, aged, Alzheimer Disease, impact, care.

Códigos UNESCO 0913

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DescriptorIntroduction: Society is ageing, and the number of dependent people and with chronic diseases is increasing, as well as the number of informal carers. People diagnosed with Alzheimer, the commonest cause of dementia, neurodegenerative disease, 800.000 people in Spain, demand a carer to deal with daily activities and routines. The carer profile is a woman, who is relative to the dependent person. The caring process has an impact in the life of the carer which affects his/her health. The objectives of this study are to explore the livings and quality of life of carers in charge of aged Alzheimer patients form the province of Jaén (Spain), to identigy difficulties or problem in the nursing process, to know the impact on physical, psychological and social welfare of the carers, to define the claims made by carers to the healthcare system, and to evaluate their quality of life. Methodology: The design of the study will be a mixed methodology: qualitative in terms of phenomenology. Semistructured interviews will be carried out. It will also be quantitative in terms of observational, descriptive and cross-sectional study through the analysis of the Quality of Life of Informal Carers Survey ICUB97, and software applications will be used, such as SSPS or Microsoft excel. The study will we carried out during twelve months. The target population will be informal carers in charge of aged Alzheimer patients from the province of Jaen, and the study population will be informal carers of in charge of Alzheimer patients from the Health Center San Felipe, in Jaén. The sample will be selected using a non-probabilistic sample of convenience. The applicability will be to raise awareness of this collective, in order to intervene, to offer information and resources, to prevent future diseases and to enhance their quality of life. Keywords: Quality of Life , caregivers, aged, Alzheimer Disease, impact, care.

Códigos UNESCO 0913

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DescriptorIntroduction: Society is ageing, and the number of dependent people and with chronic diseases is increasing, as well as the number of informal carers. People diagnosed with Alzheimer, the commonest cause of dementia, neurodegenerative disease, 800.000 people in Spain, demand a carer to deal with daily activities and routines. The carer profile is a woman, who is relative to the dependent person. The caring process has an impact in the life of the carer which affects his/her health. The objectives of this study are to explore the livings and quality of life of carers in charge of aged Alzheimer patients form the province of Jaén (Spain), to identigy difficulties or problem in the nursing process, to know the impact on physical, psychological and social welfare of the carers, to define the claims made by carers to the healthcare system, and to evaluate their quality of life. Methodology: The design of the study will be a mixed methodology: qualitative in terms of phenomenology. Semistructured interviews will be carried out. It will also be quantitative in terms of observational, descriptive and cross-sectional study through the analysis of the Quality of Life of Informal Carers Survey ICUB97, and software applications will be used, such as SSPS or Microsoft excel. The study will we carried out during twelve months. The target population will be informal carers in charge of aged Alzheimer patients from the province of Jaen, and the study population will be informal carers of in charge of Alzheimer patients from the Health Center San Felipe, in Jaén. The sample will be selected using a non-probabilistic sample of convenience. The applicability will be to raise awareness of this collective, in order to intervene, to offer information and resources, to prevent future diseases and to enhance their quality of life. Keywords: Quality of Life , caregivers, aged, Alzheimer Disease, impact, care.

Códigos UNESCO 0913

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DescriptorIntroduction: Society is ageing, and the number of dependent people and with chronic diseases is increasing, as well as the number of informal carers. People diagnosed with Alzheimer, the commonest cause of dementia, neurodegenerative disease, 800.000 people in Spain, demand a carer to deal with daily activities and routines. The carer profile is a woman, who is relative to the dependent person. The caring process has an impact in the life of the carer which affects his/her health. The objectives of this study are to explore the livings and quality of life of carers in charge of aged Alzheimer patients form the province of Jaén (Spain), to identigy difficulties or problem in the nursing process, to know the impact on physical, psychological and social welfare of the carers, to define the claims made by carers to the healthcare system, and to evaluate their quality of life. Methodology: The design of the study will be a mixed methodology: qualitative in terms of phenomenology. Semistructured interviews will be carried out. It will also be quantitative in terms of observational, descriptive and cross-sectional study through the analysis of the Quality of Life of Informal Carers Survey ICUB97, and software applications will be used, such as SSPS or Microsoft excel. The study will we carried out during twelve months. The target population will be informal carers in charge of aged Alzheimer patients from the province of Jaen, and the study population will be informal carers of in charge of Alzheimer patients from the Health Center San Felipe, in Jaén. The sample will be selected using a non-probabilistic sample of convenience. The applicability will be to raise awareness of this collective, in order to intervene, to offer information and resources, to prevent future diseases and to enhance their quality of life. Keywords: Quality of Life , caregivers, aged, Alzheimer Disease, impact, care.

Códigos UNESCO 0913

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DescriptorIntroduction: Society is ageing, and the number of dependent people and with chronic diseases is increasing, as well as the number of informal carers. People diagnosed with Alzheimer, the commonest cause of dementia, neurodegenerative disease, 800.000 people in Spain, demand a carer to deal with daily activities and routines. The carer profile is a woman, who is relative to the dependent person. The caring process has an impact in the life of the carer which affects his/her health. The objectives of this study are to explore the livings and quality of life of carers in charge of aged Alzheimer patients form the province of Jaén (Spain), to identigy difficulties or problem in the nursing process, to know the impact on physical, psychological and social welfare of the carers, to define the claims made by carers to the healthcare system, and to evaluate their quality of life. Methodology: The design of the study will be a mixed methodology: qualitative in terms of phenomenology. Semistructured interviews will be carried out. It will also be quantitative in terms of observational, descriptive and cross-sectional study through the analysis of the Quality of Life of Informal Carers Survey ICUB97, and software applications will be used, such as SSPS or Microsoft excel. The study will we carried out during twelve months. The target population will be informal carers in charge of aged Alzheimer patients from the province of Jaen, and the study population will be informal carers of in charge of Alzheimer patients from the Health Center San Felipe, in Jaén. The sample will be selected using a non-probabilistic sample of convenience. The applicability will be to raise awareness of this collective, in order to intervene, to offer information and resources, to prevent future diseases and to enhance their quality of life. Keywords: Quality of Life , caregivers, aged, Alzheimer Disease, impact, care.

Códigos UNESCO 0913

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DescriptorIntroduction: Society is ageing, and the number of dependent people and with chronic diseases is increasing, as well as the number of informal carers. People diagnosed with Alzheimer, the commonest cause of dementia, neurodegenerative disease, 800.000 people in Spain, demand a carer to deal with daily activities and routines. The carer profile is a woman, who is relative to the dependent person. The caring process has an impact in the life of the carer which affects his/her health. The objectives of this study are to explore the livings and quality of life of carers in charge of aged Alzheimer patients form the province of Jaén (Spain), to identigy difficulties or problem in the nursing process, to know the impact on physical, psychological and social welfare of the carers, to define the claims made by carers to the healthcare system, and to evaluate their quality of life. Methodology: The design of the study will be a mixed methodology: qualitative in terms of phenomenology. Semistructured interviews will be carried out. It will also be quantitative in terms of observational, descriptive and cross-sectional study through the analysis of the Quality of Life of Informal Carers Survey ICUB97, and software applications will be used, such as SSPS or Microsoft excel. The study will we carried out during twelve months. The target population will be informal carers in charge of aged Alzheimer patients from the province of Jaen, and the study population will be informal carers of in charge of Alzheimer patients from the Health Center San Felipe, in Jaén. The sample will be selected using a non-probabilistic sample of convenience. The applicability will be to raise awareness of this collective, in order to intervene, to offer information and resources, to prevent future diseases and to enhance their quality of life. Keywords: Quality of Life , caregivers, aged, Alzheimer Disease, impact, care.

Códigos UNESCO 0913

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DescriptorIntroduction: Society is ageing, and the number of dependent people and with chronic diseases is increasing, as well as the number of informal carers. People diagnosed with Alzheimer, the commonest cause of dementia, neurodegenerative disease, 800.000 people in Spain, demand a carer to deal with daily activities and routines. The carer profile is a woman, who is relative to the dependent person. The caring process has an impact in the life of the carer which affects his/her health. The objectives of this study are to explore the livings and quality of life of carers in charge of aged Alzheimer patients form the province of Jaén (Spain), to identigy difficulties or problem in the nursing process, to know the impact on physical, psychological and social welfare of the carers, to define the claims made by carers to the healthcare system, and to evaluate their quality of life. Methodology: The design of the study will be a mixed methodology: qualitative in terms of phenomenology. Semistructured interviews will be carried out. It will also be quantitative in terms of observational, descriptive and cross-sectional study through the analysis of the Quality of Life of Informal Carers Survey ICUB97, and software applications will be used, such as SSPS or Microsoft excel. The study will we carried out during twelve months. The target population will be informal carers in charge of aged Alzheimer patients from the province of Jaen, and the study population will be informal carers of in charge of Alzheimer patients from the Health Center San Felipe, in Jaén. The sample will be selected using a non-probabilistic sample of convenience. The applicability will be to raise awareness of this collective, in order to intervene, to offer information and resources, to prevent future diseases and to enhance their quality of life. Keywords: Quality of Life , caregivers, aged, Alzheimer Disease, impact, care.

Códigos UNESCO 0913

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DescriptorIntroduction: Society is ageing, and the number of dependent people and with chronic diseases is increasing, as well as the number of informal carers. People diagnosed with Alzheimer, the commonest cause of dementia, neurodegenerative disease, 800.000 people in Spain, demand a carer to deal with daily activities and routines. The carer profile is a woman, who is relative to the dependent person. The caring process has an impact in the life of the carer which affects his/her health. The objectives of this study are to explore the livings and quality of life of carers in charge of aged Alzheimer patients form the province of Jaén (Spain), to identigy difficulties or problem in the nursing process, to know the impact on physical, psychological and social welfare of the carers, to define the claims made by carers to the healthcare system, and to evaluate their quality of life. Methodology: The design of the study will be a mixed methodology: qualitative in terms of phenomenology. Semistructured interviews will be carried out. It will also be quantitative in terms of observational, descriptive and cross-sectional study through the analysis of the Quality of Life of Informal Carers Survey ICUB97, and software applications will be used, such as SSPS or Microsoft excel. The study will we carried out during twelve months. The target population will be informal carers in charge of aged Alzheimer patients from the province of Jaen, and the study population will be informal carers of in charge of Alzheimer patients from the Health Center San Felipe, in Jaén. The sample will be selected using a non-probabilistic sample of convenience. The applicability will be to raise awareness of this collective, in order to intervene, to offer information and resources, to prevent future diseases and to enhance their quality of life. Keywords: Quality of Life , caregivers, aged, Alzheimer Disease, impact, care.

Códigos UNESCO 0913

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DescriptorIntroduction: Society is ageing, and the number of dependent people and with chronic diseases is increasing, as well as the number of informal carers. People diagnosed with Alzheimer, the commonest cause of dementia, neurodegenerative disease, 800.000 people in Spain, demand a carer to deal with daily activities and routines. The carer profile is a woman, who is relative to the dependent person. The caring process has an impact in the life of the carer which affects his/her health. The objectives of this study are to explore the livings and quality of life of carers in charge of aged Alzheimer patients form the province of Jaén (Spain), to identigy difficulties or problem in the nursing process, to know the impact on physical, psychological and social welfare of the carers, to define the claims made by carers to the healthcare system, and to evaluate their quality of life. Methodology: The design of the study will be a mixed methodology: qualitative in terms of phenomenology. Semistructured interviews will be carried out. It will also be quantitative in terms of observational, descriptive and cross-sectional study through the analysis of the Quality of Life of Informal Carers Survey ICUB97, and software applications will be used, such as SSPS or Microsoft excel. The study will we carried out during twelve months. The target population will be informal carers in charge of aged Alzheimer patients from the province of Jaen, and the study population will be informal carers of in charge of Alzheimer patients from the Health Center San Felipe, in Jaén. The sample will be selected using a non-probabilistic sample of convenience. The applicability will be to raise awareness of this collective, in order to intervene, to offer information and resources, to prevent future diseases and to enhance their quality of life. Keywords: Quality of Life , caregivers, aged, Alzheimer Disease, impact, care.

Códigos UNESCO 0913

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DescriptorIntroduction: Society is ageing, and the number of dependent people and with chronic diseases is increasing, as well as the number of informal carers. People diagnosed with Alzheimer, the commonest cause of dementia, neurodegenerative disease, 800.000 people in Spain, demand a carer to deal with daily activities and routines. The carer profile is a woman, who is relative to the dependent person. The caring process has an impact in the life of the carer which affects his/her health. The objectives of this study are to explore the livings and quality of life of carers in charge of aged Alzheimer patients form the province of Jaén (Spain), to identigy difficulties or problem in the nursing process, to know the impact on physical, psychological and social welfare of the carers, to define the claims made by carers to the healthcare system, and to evaluate their quality of life. Methodology: The design of the study will be a mixed methodology: qualitative in terms of phenomenology. Semistructured interviews will be carried out. It will also be quantitative in terms of observational, descriptive and cross-sectional study through the analysis of the Quality of Life of Informal Carers Survey ICUB97, and software applications will be used, such as SSPS or Microsoft excel. The study will we carried out during twelve months. The target population will be informal carers in charge of aged Alzheimer patients from the province of Jaen, and the study population will be informal carers of in charge of Alzheimer patients from the Health Center San Felipe, in Jaén. The sample will be selected using a non-probabilistic sample of convenience. The applicability will be to raise awareness of this collective, in order to intervene, to offer information and resources, to prevent future diseases and to enhance their quality of life. Keywords: Quality of Life , caregivers, aged, Alzheimer Disease, impact, care.

Códigos UNESCO 0913

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DescriptorIntroduction: Society is ageing, and the number of dependent people and with chronic diseases is increasing, as well as the number of informal carers. People diagnosed with Alzheimer, the commonest cause of dementia, neurodegenerative disease, 800.000 people in Spain, demand a carer to deal with daily activities and routines. The carer profile is a woman, who is relative to the dependent person. The caring process has an impact in the life of the carer which affects his/her health. The objectives of this study are to explore the livings and quality of life of carers in charge of aged Alzheimer patients form the province of Jaén (Spain), to identigy difficulties or problem in the nursing process, to know the impact on physical, psychological and social welfare of the carers, to define the claims made by carers to the healthcare system, and to evaluate their quality of life. Methodology: The design of the study will be a mixed methodology: qualitative in terms of phenomenology. Semistructured interviews will be carried out. It will also be quantitative in terms of observational, descriptive and cross-sectional study through the analysis of the Quality of Life of Informal Carers Survey ICUB97, and software applications will be used, such as SSPS or Microsoft excel. The study will we carried out during twelve months. The target population will be informal carers in charge of aged Alzheimer patients from the province of Jaen, and the study population will be informal carers of in charge of Alzheimer patients from the Health Center San Felipe, in Jaén. The sample will be selected using a non-probabilistic sample of convenience. The applicability will be to raise awareness of this collective, in order to intervene, to offer information and resources, to prevent future diseases and to enhance their quality of life. Keywords: Quality of Life , caregivers, aged, Alzheimer Disease, impact, care.

Códigos UNESCO 0913

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DescriptorIntroduction: Society is ageing, and the number of dependent people and with chronic diseases is increasing, as well as the number of informal carers. People diagnosed with Alzheimer, the commonest cause of dementia, neurodegenerative disease, 800.000 people in Spain, demand a carer to deal with daily activities and routines. The carer profile is a woman, who is relative to the dependent person. The caring process has an impact in the life of the carer which affects his/her health. The objectives of this study are to explore the livings and quality of life of carers in charge of aged Alzheimer patients form the province of Jaén (Spain), to identigy difficulties or problem in the nursing process, to know the impact on physical, psychological and social welfare of the carers, to define the claims made by carers to the healthcare system, and to evaluate their quality of life. Methodology: The design of the study will be a mixed methodology: qualitative in terms of phenomenology. Semistructured interviews will be carried out. It will also be quantitative in terms of observational, descriptive and cross-sectional study through the analysis of the Quality of Life of Informal Carers Survey ICUB97, and software applications will be used, such as SSPS or Microsoft excel. The study will we carried out during twelve months. The target population will be informal carers in charge of aged Alzheimer patients from the province of Jaen, and the study population will be informal carers of in charge of Alzheimer patients from the Health Center San Felipe, in Jaén. The sample will be selected using a non-probabilistic sample of convenience. The applicability will be to raise awareness of this collective, in order to intervene, to offer information and resources, to prevent future diseases and to enhance their quality of life. Keywords: Quality of Life , caregivers, aged, Alzheimer Disease, impact, care.

Códigos UNESCO 0913

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DescriptorIntroduction: Society is ageing, and the number of dependent people and with chronic diseases is increasing, as well as the number of informal carers. People diagnosed with Alzheimer, the commonest cause of dementia, neurodegenerative disease, 800.000 people in Spain, demand a carer to deal with daily activities and routines. The carer profile is a woman, who is relative to the dependent person. The caring process has an impact in the life of the carer which affects his/her health. The objectives of this study are to explore the livings and quality of life of carers in charge of aged Alzheimer patients form the province of Jaén (Spain), to identigy difficulties or problem in the nursing process, to know the impact on physical, psychological and social welfare of the carers, to define the claims made by carers to the healthcare system, and to evaluate their quality of life. Methodology: The design of the study will be a mixed methodology: qualitative in terms of phenomenology. Semistructured interviews will be carried out. It will also be quantitative in terms of observational, descriptive and cross-sectional study through the analysis of the Quality of Life of Informal Carers Survey ICUB97, and software applications will be used, such as SSPS or Microsoft excel. The study will we carried out during twelve months. The target population will be informal carers in charge of aged Alzheimer patients from the province of Jaen, and the study population will be informal carers of in charge of Alzheimer patients from the Health Center San Felipe, in Jaén. The sample will be selected using a non-probabilistic sample of convenience. The applicability will be to raise awareness of this collective, in order to intervene, to offer information and resources, to prevent future diseases and to enhance their quality of life. Keywords: Quality of Life , caregivers, aged, Alzheimer Disease, impact, care.

Códigos UNESCO 0913

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DescriptorIntroduction: Society is ageing, and the number of dependent people and with chronic diseases is increasing, as well as the number of informal carers. People diagnosed with Alzheimer, the commonest cause of dementia, neurodegenerative disease, 800.000 people in Spain, demand a carer to deal with daily activities and routines. The carer profile is a woman, who is relative to the dependent person. The caring process has an impact in the life of the carer which affects his/her health. The objectives of this study are to explore the livings and quality of life of carers in charge of aged Alzheimer patients form the province of Jaén (Spain), to identigy difficulties or problem in the nursing process, to know the impact on physical, psychological and social welfare of the carers, to define the claims made by carers to the healthcare system, and to evaluate their quality of life. Methodology: The design of the study will be a mixed methodology: qualitative in terms of phenomenology. Semistructured interviews will be carried out. It will also be quantitative in terms of observational, descriptive and cross-sectional study through the analysis of the Quality of Life of Informal Carers Survey ICUB97, and software applications will be used, such as SSPS or Microsoft excel. The study will we carried out during twelve months. The target population will be informal carers in charge of aged Alzheimer patients from the province of Jaen, and the study population will be informal carers of in charge of Alzheimer patients from the Health Center San Felipe, in Jaén. The sample will be selected using a non-probabilistic sample of convenience. The applicability will be to raise awareness of this collective, in order to intervene, to offer information and resources, to prevent future diseases and to enhance their quality of life. Keywords: Quality of Life , caregivers, aged, Alzheimer Disease, impact, care.

Códigos UNESCO 0913

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DescriptorIntroduction: Society is ageing, and the number of dependent people and with chronic diseases is increasing, as well as the number of informal carers. People diagnosed with Alzheimer, the commonest cause of dementia, neurodegenerative disease, 800.000 people in Spain, demand a carer to deal with daily activities and routines. The carer profile is a woman, who is relative to the dependent person. The caring process has an impact in the life of the carer which affects his/her health. The objectives of this study are to explore the livings and quality of life of carers in charge of aged Alzheimer patients form the province of Jaén (Spain), to identigy difficulties or problem in the nursing process, to know the impact on physical, psychological and social welfare of the carers, to define the claims made by carers to the healthcare system, and to evaluate their quality of life. Methodology: The design of the study will be a mixed methodology: qualitative in terms of phenomenology. Semistructured interviews will be carried out. It will also be quantitative in terms of observational, descriptive and cross-sectional study through the analysis of the Quality of Life of Informal Carers Survey ICUB97, and software applications will be used, such as SSPS or Microsoft excel. The study will we carried out during twelve months. The target population will be informal carers in charge of aged Alzheimer patients from the province of Jaen, and the study population will be informal carers of in charge of Alzheimer patients from the Health Center San Felipe, in Jaén. The sample will be selected using a non-probabilistic sample of convenience. The applicability will be to raise awareness of this collective, in order to intervene, to offer information and resources, to prevent future diseases and to enhance their quality of life. Keywords: Quality of Life , caregivers, aged, Alzheimer Disease, impact, care.

Códigos UNESCO 0913

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DescriptorIntroduction: Society is ageing, and the number of dependent people and with chronic diseases is increasing, as well as the number of informal carers. People diagnosed with Alzheimer, the commonest cause of dementia, neurodegenerative disease, 800.000 people in Spain, demand a carer to deal with daily activities and routines. The carer profile is a woman, who is relative to the dependent person. The caring process has an impact in the life of the carer which affects his/her health. The objectives of this study are to explore the livings and quality of life of carers in charge of aged Alzheimer patients form the province of Jaén (Spain), to identigy difficulties or problem in the nursing process, to know the impact on physical, psychological and social welfare of the carers, to define the claims made by carers to the healthcare system, and to evaluate their quality of life. Methodology: The design of the study will be a mixed methodology: qualitative in terms of phenomenology. Semistructured interviews will be carried out. It will also be quantitative in terms of observational, descriptive and cross-sectional study through the analysis of the Quality of Life of Informal Carers Survey ICUB97, and software applications will be used, such as SSPS or Microsoft excel. The study will we carried out during twelve months. The target population will be informal carers in charge of aged Alzheimer patients from the province of Jaen, and the study population will be informal carers of in charge of Alzheimer patients from the Health Center San Felipe, in Jaén. The sample will be selected using a non-probabilistic sample of convenience. The applicability will be to raise awareness of this collective, in order to intervene, to offer information and resources, to prevent future diseases and to enhance their quality of life. Keywords: Quality of Life , caregivers, aged, Alzheimer Disease, impact, care.

Códigos UNESCO 0913

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DescriptorIntroduction: Society is ageing, and the number of dependent people and with chronic diseases is increasing, as well as the number of informal carers. People diagnosed with Alzheimer, the commonest cause of dementia, neurodegenerative disease, 800.000 people in Spain, demand a carer to deal with daily activities and routines. The carer profile is a woman, who is relative to the dependent person. The caring process has an impact in the life of the carer which affects his/her health. The objectives of this study are to explore the livings and quality of life of carers in charge of aged Alzheimer patients form the province of Jaén (Spain), to identigy difficulties or problem in the nursing process, to know the impact on physical, psychological and social welfare of the carers, to define the claims made by carers to the healthcare system, and to evaluate their quality of life. Methodology: The design of the study will be a mixed methodology: qualitative in terms of phenomenology. Semistructured interviews will be carried out. It will also be quantitative in terms of observational, descriptive and cross-sectional study through the analysis of the Quality of Life of Informal Carers Survey ICUB97, and software applications will be used, such as SSPS or Microsoft excel. The study will we carried out during twelve months. The target population will be informal carers in charge of aged Alzheimer patients from the province of Jaen, and the study population will be informal carers of in charge of Alzheimer patients from the Health Center San Felipe, in Jaén. The sample will be selected using a non-probabilistic sample of convenience. The applicability will be to raise awareness of this collective, in order to intervene, to offer information and resources, to prevent future diseases and to enhance their quality of life. Keywords: Quality of Life , caregivers, aged, Alzheimer Disease, impact, care.

Códigos UNESCO 0913

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DescriptorIntroduction: Society is ageing, and the number of dependent people and with chronic diseases is increasing, as well as the number of informal carers. People diagnosed with Alzheimer, the commonest cause of dementia, neurodegenerative disease, 800.000 people in Spain, demand a carer to deal with daily activities and routines. The carer profile is a woman, who is relative to the dependent person. The caring process has an impact in the life of the carer which affects his/her health. The objectives of this study are to explore the livings and quality of life of carers in charge of aged Alzheimer patients form the province of Jaén (Spain), to identigy difficulties or problem in the nursing process, to know the impact on physical, psychological and social welfare of the carers, to define the claims made by carers to the healthcare system, and to evaluate their quality of life. Methodology: The design of the study will be a mixed methodology: qualitative in terms of phenomenology. Semistructured interviews will be carried out. It will also be quantitative in terms of observational, descriptive and cross-sectional study through the analysis of the Quality of Life of Informal Carers Survey ICUB97, and software applications will be used, such as SSPS or Microsoft excel. The study will we carried out during twelve months. The target population will be informal carers in charge of aged Alzheimer patients from the province of Jaen, and the study population will be informal carers of in charge of Alzheimer patients from the Health Center San Felipe, in Jaén. The sample will be selected using a non-probabilistic sample of convenience. The applicability will be to raise awareness of this collective, in order to intervene, to offer information and resources, to prevent future diseases and to enhance their quality of life. Keywords: Quality of Life , caregivers, aged, Alzheimer Disease, impact, care.

Códigos UNESCO 0913

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DescriptorIntroduction: Society is ageing, and the number of dependent people and with chronic diseases is increasing, as well as the number of informal carers. People diagnosed with Alzheimer, the commonest cause of dementia, neurodegenerative disease, 800.000 people in Spain, demand a carer to deal with daily activities and routines. The carer profile is a woman, who is relative to the dependent person. The caring process has an impact in the life of the carer which affects his/her health. The objectives of this study are to explore the livings and quality of life of carers in charge of aged Alzheimer patients form the province of Jaén (Spain), to identigy difficulties or problem in the nursing process, to know the impact on physical, psychological and social welfare of the carers, to define the claims made by carers to the healthcare system, and to evaluate their quality of life. Methodology: The design of the study will be a mixed methodology: qualitative in terms of phenomenology. Semistructured interviews will be carried out. It will also be quantitative in terms of observational, descriptive and cross-sectional study through the analysis of the Quality of Life of Informal Carers Survey ICUB97, and software applications will be used, such as SSPS or Microsoft excel. The study will we carried out during twelve months. The target population will be informal carers in charge of aged Alzheimer patients from the province of Jaen, and the study population will be informal carers of in charge of Alzheimer patients from the Health Center San Felipe, in Jaén. The sample will be selected using a non-probabilistic sample of convenience. The applicability will be to raise awareness of this collective, in order to intervene, to offer information and resources, to prevent future diseases and to enhance their quality of life. Keywords: Quality of Life , caregivers, aged, Alzheimer Disease, impact, care.

Códigos UNESCO 0913

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DescriptorIntroduction: Society is ageing, and the number of dependent people and with chronic diseases is increasing, as well as the number of informal carers. People diagnosed with Alzheimer, the commonest cause of dementia, neurodegenerative disease, 800.000 people in Spain, demand a carer to deal with daily activities and routines. The carer profile is a woman, who is relative to the dependent person. The caring process has an impact in the life of the carer which affects his/her health. The objectives of this study are to explore the livings and quality of life of carers in charge of aged Alzheimer patients form the province of Jaén (Spain), to identigy difficulties or problem in the nursing process, to know the impact on physical, psychological and social welfare of the carers, to define the claims made by carers to the healthcare system, and to evaluate their quality of life. Methodology: The design of the study will be a mixed methodology: qualitative in terms of phenomenology. Semistructured interviews will be carried out. It will also be quantitative in terms of observational, descriptive and cross-sectional study through the analysis of the Quality of Life of Informal Carers Survey ICUB97, and software applications will be used, such as SSPS or Microsoft excel. The study will we carried out during twelve months. The target population will be informal carers in charge of aged Alzheimer patients from the province of Jaen, and the study population will be informal carers of in charge of Alzheimer patients from the Health Center San Felipe, in Jaén. The sample will be selected using a non-probabilistic sample of convenience. The applicability will be to raise awareness of this collective, in order to intervene, to offer information and resources, to prevent future diseases and to enhance their quality of life. Keywords: Quality of Life , caregivers, aged, Alzheimer Disease, impact, care.

Códigos UNESCO 0913

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DescriptorIntroduction: Society is ageing, and the number of dependent people and with chronic diseases is increasing, as well as the number of informal carers. People diagnosed with Alzheimer, the commonest cause of dementia, neurodegenerative disease, 800.000 people in Spain, demand a carer to deal with daily activities and routines. The carer profile is a woman, who is relative to the dependent person. The caring process has an impact in the life of the carer which affects his/her health. The objectives of this study are to explore the livings and quality of life of carers in charge of aged Alzheimer patients form the province of Jaén (Spain), to identigy difficulties or problem in the nursing process, to know the impact on physical, psychological and social welfare of the carers, to define the claims made by carers to the healthcare system, and to evaluate their quality of life. Methodology: The design of the study will be a mixed methodology: qualitative in terms of phenomenology. Semistructured interviews will be carried out. It will also be quantitative in terms of observational, descriptive and cross-sectional study through the analysis of the Quality of Life of Informal Carers Survey ICUB97, and software applications will be used, such as SSPS or Microsoft excel. The study will we carried out during twelve months. The target population will be informal carers in charge of aged Alzheimer patients from the province of Jaen, and the study population will be informal carers of in charge of Alzheimer patients from the Health Center San Felipe, in Jaén. The sample will be selected using a non-probabilistic sample of convenience. The applicability will be to raise awareness of this collective, in order to intervene, to offer information and resources, to prevent future diseases and to enhance their quality of life. Keywords: Quality of Life , caregivers, aged, Alzheimer Disease, impact, care.

Códigos UNESCO 0913

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DescriptorIntroduction: Society is ageing, and the number of dependent people and with chronic diseases is increasing, as well as the number of informal carers. People diagnosed with Alzheimer, the commonest cause of dementia, neurodegenerative disease, 800.000 people in Spain, demand a carer to deal with daily activities and routines. The carer profile is a woman, who is relative to the dependent person. The caring process has an impact in the life of the carer which affects his/her health. The objectives of this study are to explore the livings and quality of life of carers in charge of aged Alzheimer patients form the province of Jaén (Spain), to identigy difficulties or problem in the nursing process, to know the impact on physical, psychological and social welfare of the carers, to define the claims made by carers to the healthcare system, and to evaluate their quality of life. Methodology: The design of the study will be a mixed methodology: qualitative in terms of phenomenology. Semistructured interviews will be carried out. It will also be quantitative in terms of observational, descriptive and cross-sectional study through the analysis of the Quality of Life of Informal Carers Survey ICUB97, and software applications will be used, such as SSPS or Microsoft excel. The study will we carried out during twelve months. The target population will be informal carers in charge of aged Alzheimer patients from the province of Jaen, and the study population will be informal carers of in charge of Alzheimer patients from the Health Center San Felipe, in Jaén. The sample will be selected using a non-probabilistic sample of convenience. The applicability will be to raise awareness of this collective, in order to intervene, to offer information and resources, to prevent future diseases and to enhance their quality of life. Keywords: Quality of Life , caregivers, aged, Alzheimer Disease, impact, care.

Códigos UNESCO 0913

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DescriptorIntroduction: Society is ageing, and the number of dependent people and with chronic diseases is increasing, as well as the number of informal carers. People diagnosed with Alzheimer, the commonest cause of dementia, neurodegenerative disease, 800.000 people in Spain, demand a carer to deal with daily activities and routines. The carer profile is a woman, who is relative to the dependent person. The caring process has an impact in the life of the carer which affects his/her health. The objectives of this study are to explore the livings and quality of life of carers in charge of aged Alzheimer patients form the province of Jaén (Spain), to identigy difficulties or problem in the nursing process, to know the impact on physical, psychological and social welfare of the carers, to define the claims made by carers to the healthcare system, and to evaluate their quality of life. Methodology: The design of the study will be a mixed methodology: qualitative in terms of phenomenology. Semistructured interviews will be carried out. It will also be quantitative in terms of observational, descriptive and cross-sectional study through the analysis of the Quality of Life of Informal Carers Survey ICUB97, and software applications will be used, such as SSPS or Microsoft excel. The study will we carried out during twelve months. The target population will be informal carers in charge of aged Alzheimer patients from the province of Jaen, and the study population will be informal carers of in charge of Alzheimer patients from the Health Center San Felipe, in Jaén. The sample will be selected using a non-probabilistic sample of convenience. The applicability will be to raise awareness of this collective, in order to intervene, to offer information and resources, to prevent future diseases and to enhance their quality of life. Keywords: Quality of Life , caregivers, aged, Alzheimer Disease, impact, care.

Códigos UNESCO 0913

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DescriptorIntroduction: Society is ageing, and the number of dependent people and with chronic diseases is increasing, as well as the number of informal carers. People diagnosed with Alzheimer, the commonest cause of dementia, neurodegenerative disease, 800.000 people in Spain, demand a carer to deal with daily activities and routines. The carer profile is a woman, who is relative to the dependent person. The caring process has an impact in the life of the carer which affects his/her health. The objectives of this study are to explore the livings and quality of life of carers in charge of aged Alzheimer patients form the province of Jaén (Spain), to identigy difficulties or problem in the nursing process, to know the impact on physical, psychological and social welfare of the carers, to define the claims made by carers to the healthcare system, and to evaluate their quality of life. Methodology: The design of the study will be a mixed methodology: qualitative in terms of phenomenology. Semistructured interviews will be carried out. It will also be quantitative in terms of observational, descriptive and cross-sectional study through the analysis of the Quality of Life of Informal Carers Survey ICUB97, and software applications will be used, such as SSPS or Microsoft excel. The study will we carried out during twelve months. The target population will be informal carers in charge of aged Alzheimer patients from the province of Jaen, and the study population will be informal carers of in charge of Alzheimer patients from the Health Center San Felipe, in Jaén. The sample will be selected using a non-probabilistic sample of convenience. The applicability will be to raise awareness of this collective, in order to intervene, to offer information and resources, to prevent future diseases and to enhance their quality of life. Keywords: Quality of Life , caregivers, aged, Alzheimer Disease, impact, care.

Códigos UNESCO 0913

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DescriptorIntroduction: Society is ageing, and the number of dependent people and with chronic diseases is increasing, as well as the number of informal carers. People diagnosed with Alzheimer, the commonest cause of dementia, neurodegenerative disease, 800.000 people in Spain, demand a carer to deal with daily activities and routines. The carer profile is a woman, who is relative to the dependent person. The caring process has an impact in the life of the carer which affects his/her health. The objectives of this study are to explore the livings and quality of life of carers in charge of aged Alzheimer patients form the province of Jaén (Spain), to identigy difficulties or problem in the nursing process, to know the impact on physical, psychological and social welfare of the carers, to define the claims made by carers to the healthcare system, and to evaluate their quality of life. Methodology: The design of the study will be a mixed methodology: qualitative in terms of phenomenology. Semistructured interviews will be carried out. It will also be quantitative in terms of observational, descriptive and cross-sectional study through the analysis of the Quality of Life of Informal Carers Survey ICUB97, and software applications will be used, such as SSPS or Microsoft excel. The study will we carried out during twelve months. The target population will be informal carers in charge of aged Alzheimer patients from the province of Jaen, and the study population will be informal carers of in charge of Alzheimer patients from the Health Center San Felipe, in Jaén. The sample will be selected using a non-probabilistic sample of convenience. The applicability will be to raise awareness of this collective, in order to intervene, to offer information and resources, to prevent future diseases and to enhance their quality of life. Keywords: Quality of Life , caregivers, aged, Alzheimer Disease, impact, care.

Códigos UNESCO 0913

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DescriptorIntroduction: Society is ageing, and the number of dependent people and with chronic diseases is increasing, as well as the number of informal carers. People diagnosed with Alzheimer, the commonest cause of dementia, neurodegenerative disease, 800.000 people in Spain, demand a carer to deal with daily activities and routines. The carer profile is a woman, who is relative to the dependent person. The caring process has an impact in the life of the carer which affects his/her health. The objectives of this study are to explore the livings and quality of life of carers in charge of aged Alzheimer patients form the province of Jaén (Spain), to identigy difficulties or problem in the nursing process, to know the impact on physical, psychological and social welfare of the carers, to define the claims made by carers to the healthcare system, and to evaluate their quality of life. Methodology: The design of the study will be a mixed methodology: qualitative in terms of phenomenology. Semistructured interviews will be carried out. It will also be quantitative in terms of observational, descriptive and cross-sectional study through the analysis of the Quality of Life of Informal Carers Survey ICUB97, and software applications will be used, such as SSPS or Microsoft excel. The study will we carried out during twelve months. The target population will be informal carers in charge of aged Alzheimer patients from the province of Jaen, and the study population will be informal carers of in charge of Alzheimer patients from the Health Center San Felipe, in Jaén. The sample will be selected using a non-probabilistic sample of convenience. The applicability will be to raise awareness of this collective, in order to intervene, to offer information and resources, to prevent future diseases and to enhance their quality of life. Keywords: Quality of Life , caregivers, aged, Alzheimer Disease, impact, care.

Códigos UNESCO 0913

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DescriptorIntroduction: Society is ageing, and the number of dependent people and with chronic diseases is increasing, as well as the number of informal carers. People diagnosed with Alzheimer, the commonest cause of dementia, neurodegenerative disease, 800.000 people in Spain, demand a carer to deal with daily activities and routines. The carer profile is a woman, who is relative to the dependent person. The caring process has an impact in the life of the carer which affects his/her health. The objectives of this study are to explore the livings and quality of life of carers in charge of aged Alzheimer patients form the province of Jaén (Spain), to identigy difficulties or problem in the nursing process, to know the impact on physical, psychological and social welfare of the carers, to define the claims made by carers to the healthcare system, and to evaluate their quality of life. Methodology: The design of the study will be a mixed methodology: qualitative in terms of phenomenology. Semistructured interviews will be carried out. It will also be quantitative in terms of observational, descriptive and cross-sectional study through the analysis of the Quality of Life of Informal Carers Survey ICUB97, and software applications will be used, such as SSPS or Microsoft excel. The study will we carried out during twelve months. The target population will be informal carers in charge of aged Alzheimer patients from the province of Jaen, and the study population will be informal carers of in charge of Alzheimer patients from the Health Center San Felipe, in Jaén. The sample will be selected using a non-probabilistic sample of convenience. The applicability will be to raise awareness of this collective, in order to intervene, to offer information and resources, to prevent future diseases and to enhance their quality of life. Keywords: Quality of Life , caregivers, aged, Alzheimer Disease, impact, care.

Códigos UNESCO 0913

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DescriptorIntroduction: Society is ageing, and the number of dependent people and with chronic diseases is increasing, as well as the number of informal carers. People diagnosed with Alzheimer, the commonest cause of dementia, neurodegenerative disease, 800.000 people in Spain, demand a carer to deal with daily activities and routines. The carer profile is a woman, who is relative to the dependent person. The caring process has an impact in the life of the carer which affects his/her health. The objectives of this study are to explore the livings and quality of life of carers in charge of aged Alzheimer patients form the province of Jaén (Spain), to identigy difficulties or problem in the nursing process, to know the impact on physical, psychological and social welfare of the carers, to define the claims made by carers to the healthcare system, and to evaluate their quality of life. Methodology: The design of the study will be a mixed methodology: qualitative in terms of phenomenology. Semistructured interviews will be carried out. It will also be quantitative in terms of observational, descriptive and cross-sectional study through the analysis of the Quality of Life of Informal Carers Survey ICUB97, and software applications will be used, such as SSPS or Microsoft excel. The study will we carried out during twelve months. The target population will be informal carers in charge of aged Alzheimer patients from the province of Jaen, and the study population will be informal carers of in charge of Alzheimer patients from the Health Center San Felipe, in Jaén. The sample will be selected using a non-probabilistic sample of convenience. The applicability will be to raise awareness of this collective, in order to intervene, to offer information and resources, to prevent future diseases and to enhance their quality of life. Keywords: Quality of Life , caregivers, aged, Alzheimer Disease, impact, care.

Códigos UNESCO 0913

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DescriptorIntroduction: Society is ageing, and the number of dependent people and with chronic diseases is increasing, as well as the number of informal carers. People diagnosed with Alzheimer, the commonest cause of dementia, neurodegenerative disease, 800.000 people in Spain, demand a carer to deal with daily activities and routines. The carer profile is a woman, who is relative to the dependent person. The caring process has an impact in the life of the carer which affects his/her health. The objectives of this study are to explore the livings and quality of life of carers in charge of aged Alzheimer patients form the province of Jaén (Spain), to identigy difficulties or problem in the nursing process, to know the impact on physical, psychological and social welfare of the carers, to define the claims made by carers to the healthcare system, and to evaluate their quality of life. Methodology: The design of the study will be a mixed methodology: qualitative in terms of phenomenology. Semistructured interviews will be carried out. It will also be quantitative in terms of observational, descriptive and cross-sectional study through the analysis of the Quality of Life of Informal Carers Survey ICUB97, and software applications will be used, such as SSPS or Microsoft excel. The study will we carried out during twelve months. The target population will be informal carers in charge of aged Alzheimer patients from the province of Jaen, and the study population will be informal carers of in charge of Alzheimer patients from the Health Center San Felipe, in Jaén. The sample will be selected using a non-probabilistic sample of convenience. The applicability will be to raise awareness of this collective, in order to intervene, to offer information and resources, to prevent future diseases and to enhance their quality of life. Keywords: Quality of Life , caregivers, aged, Alzheimer Disease, impact, care.