Hipotermia terapeútica tras una parada cardíaca. Una revisión sistemática

Abstract

[ES] The increase in life expectancy has led to a long-lived population growth. This leads to an increase in diseases such as dementia, the most common being Alzheimer's. Alzheimer's causes dependence on the people who suffer from them being cared for by a family caregiver who may not be trained or have suffícient knowledge to do so. The aim of this study is to identify the level of knowledge of family caregivers of people with Alzheimer's disease. For the accomplishment of the work a bibliographical search was carried out being selected 10 studies. The results obtained were homogeneous, most of the studies show lack of knowledge about different aspects of the disease and its care.

The main conclusions have been: Shortages of knowledge in general. Some of the most deficient areas are the evolution, treatment, care and risk factors. The questionnaires or scales collect more information on the level of knowledge.

[EN] The increase in life expectancy has led to a long-lived population growth. This leads to an increase in diseases such as dementia, the most common being Alzheimer's. Alzheimer's causes dependence on the people who suffer from them being cared for by a family caregiver who may not be trained or have suffícient knowledge to do so. The aim of this study is to identify the level of knowledge of family caregivers of people with Alzheimer's disease. For the accomplishment of the work a bibliographical search was carried out being selected 10 studies. The results obtained were homogeneous, most of the studies show lack of knowledge about different aspects of the disease and its care.

The main conclusions have been: Shortages of knowledge in general. Some of the most deficient areas are the evolution, treatment, care and risk factors. The questionnaires or scales collect more information on the level of knowledge.