Abstract:Objective To evaluate the burden and psychological symptoms of informal caregivers of the elderly during the COVID-19 pandemic. Method Cross-sectional study with 50 caregivers from the Gerontology Outpatient Clinic in the interior of São Paulo, evaluated in 2021 via teleconsultation by the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale and the Zarit-Brief Burden Interview. Poisson’s multivariate regression was applied to the two instruments scores according to the set of characteristics of the participants. Results… Show more
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