Níveis de sobrecarga, ansiedade e depressão em cuidador informal e formal de crianças e adolescentes com paralisia cerebral
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https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2176-7262.rmrp.2025.217726Palavras-chave:
Fardo do cuidador, Transtornos de ansiedade, Transtorno depressivo, Estresse ocupacional, Pessoas com deficiênciaResumo
A paralisia cerebral é uma desordem neurológica que afeta o desenvolvimento postural e motor, provocando limitações na dinâmica familiar, alterando a rotina e o bem-estar do paciente e de quem o assiste. A intensa demanda que recai sobre os cuidados pode acarretar sobrecarga e o desencadeamento de transtornos psicológicos. Desse modo, a partir de um projeto de extensão (PIBEX) da Universidade Federal do Pará, o presente trabalho buscou determinar os níveis de sobrecarga, ansiedade e depressão em cuidadores de crianças e adolescentes com paralisia cerebral assistidos em um centro de referência em reabilitação infantil na Amazônia. Participaram do estudo 93 cuidadores distribuídos em dois grupos: 29 formais e 64 informais. Após a coleta de informações socioeconômicas foram aplicadas avaliações de ansiedade, depressão e sobrecarga por meio dos instrumentos GAD-7, PHQ-9 e a Escala de Sobrecarga de Zarit, respectivamente. Os dados obtidos revelaram que os sintomas dos transtornos avaliados estavam em baixos níveis de intensidade em ambos os grupos. Diversos fatores como “conformismo” e o tempo de cuidado podem justificar a redução destes sintomas. A natureza do local onde o estudo foi realizado pode estar diretamente relacionada à ausência de níveis mais elevados, uma vez que o desenvolvimento de práticas extensionistas e educacionais se apresentam como um diferencial. Entretanto, mesmo em condições propícias de minimização dos efeitos deletérios associados a essa função, não significa que os cuidadores estejam fora de risco, o que aponta para a necessidade de realizar estudos que visem quantificar o impacto de práticas educacionais na saúde mental de cuidadores.
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