EL ESTRÉS COMO FACTOR PRINCIPAL DEL SÍNDROME DEL CUIDADOR EN LOS REPRESENTANTES DE LAS PERSONAS CON DISCAPACIDAD DE LA FUNDACIÓN FADINNAF.

Abstract

Stress is a sign of exhaustion caused by multiple factors, occurs in various populations which are not exempt caregivers of relatives or people with functional diversity. Due to the numerous demands that this function demands, caregivers may at some point come to feel that this becomes an overload. The caregiver syndrome leads the person to suffer physical, mental, emotional and social, among these involves neglecting themselves in all areas, since they must be aware of the demands of the person with disabilities. This quantitative research aims to determine whether stress is the main factor in the development of Caregiver Syndrome in the representatives of people with disabilities of the FADINNAF foundation of Portoviejo. In order to obtain the results of this research, the inductive-deductive methods, analysis-synthesis were applied, as the survey techniques were used to obtain more information about the perception that the caregivers have against overload, in addition, the Stress Scale perceived, which is composed of 14 items that assess the stressful perception that the person has about situations of daily life and the Zarit test that is composed of 22 items, to measure the overload of the caregiver. The results reveal that despite the fact that the caregiver voluntarily performs his function, he faces challenges that range from the adjustment of schedules and lifestyle, which generate stress, to experiencing sensations of constant discomfort that transcend all the dimensions of life. caregiver, thus generating the caregiver syndrome. Which is presented with greater intensity if the dependent lives with the caregiver.