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dc.contributor.authorPinto, Margarida
dc.contributor.authorFigueiredo, Daniela
dc.contributor.authorMarques, Alda
dc.contributor.authorRocha, Vânia
dc.contributor.authorSousa, Liliana
dc.date.accessioned2014-07-03T09:33:18Z
dc.date.accessioned2020-09-10T11:19:40Z-
dc.date.available2014-07-03T09:33:18Z
dc.date.available2020-09-10T11:19:40Z-
dc.date.issued2013-
dc.identifier.isbn978-989-26-0732-0 (PDF)
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10316.2/32525-
dc.description.abstractFormal caregivers’ health can affect the quality of care provided in long-term care settings. Therefore, this study aimed to analyze formal caregivers’ health perception and how it varies according to socio-demographics, working conditions and other health-related variables. A cross-sectional study with 170 formal caregivers was performed in the central region of Portugal. A structured questionnaire based on International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health Checklist (ICF- -Checklist) was used to collect information about socio-demographic data, working conditions and health status. Formal caregivers reported a better perception of mental than physical health. Statistically significant differences in physical health perception were found according to age, educational levels, marital status, work experience, reasons for choosing job, medication intake, physical pain and functionality. Self-reported mental health was also significantly different according to educational levels, physical pain and functionality. The results highlight that formal caregivers mainly perceive themselves as being physically overloaded. Thus, long-term care institutions should invest in interventions to prevent and alleviate physical and emotional overloads and promote strategies for self-care.eng
dc.language.isoeng-
dc.publisherImprensa da Universidade de Coimbrapor
dc.relation.ispartofhttp://hdl.handle.net/10316.2/29856por
dc.rightsopen access-
dc.subjectFormal caregiverseng
dc.subjectLong-term careeng
dc.subjectWorking conditionseng
dc.subjectHealtheng
dc.titleFormal Caregivers' health characterization and self-perception: implications for long-term care practicesspor
dc.typebookPartpor
uc.publication.collectionE-bookpor
uc.publication.firstPage247-
uc.publication.lastPage262-
uc.publication.locationCoimbrapor
dc.identifier.doi10.14195/978-989-26-0732-0_13-
uc.publication.digCollectionPBpor
uc.publication.orderno13-
uc.publication.areaCiências Sociaispor
uc.publication.bookTitlePromoting conscious and active learning and aging: how to face current and future challenges?-
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uc.publication.parentItemId53190-
uc.itemId70560-
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