Quality of Life and Anxiety Levels in Latin American Immigrants as Caregivers of Older Adults in Spain
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Anxiety Quality of life Immigrants Caregivers Older people
Date
2022-11-22Referencia bibliográfica
Fernández-Carrasco, F.J... [et al.]. Quality of Life and Anxiety Levels in Latin American Immigrants as Caregivers of Older Adults in Spain. Healthcare 2022, 10, 2342. [https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10122342]
Résumé
Increased life expectancy in Spain has highlighted the need for formal caregivers who
care for older adults who live at home. In many cases, families choose to hire immigrants from
Latin America who, on many occasions, have been forced to emigrate, which causes a considerable
psychological impact on them. To this, other factors such as precarious working conditions, loneliness,
or high workload are added, which leads to many caregivers becoming sick. The aim of this study
was to assess the quality of life and the level of anxiety derived from the workload of Latin American
immigrants who come to Spain to care for older adults. A descriptive cross-sectional study was
carried out using two validated questionnaires to measure this relationship. A correlation was also
established between quality of life and anxiety as expressed by the participants. The sample consisted
of a total of 426 subjects. One of the main results showed that the lower the caregiver’s quality of life,
the higher their level of anxiety (OR = 1.06; 95% CI). Live-in caregivers had a lower quality of life
than people who did not live in the same house as the cared-for person (OR = 2.22; 95% CI). Working
long hours and having a high workload was associated with poorer quality of life and higher levels
of anxiety. Assessing immigrants who are formal caregivers and providing them with the support
that helps to improve their quality of life is suggested to reduce the occurrence of anxiety disorders.