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Anxiety, depression and hopelessness in family caregivers of patients with neuropsychological sequelae

2015; Volume: 22; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.5935/0104-7795.20150031

2317-0190

Isadora Di Natale Nobre, Carolina dos Santos Lemos, Adriana Cristina Guimarães Pardini, Janaína de Carvalho, Isabel Chateaubriand Diniz Salles,

Family and Disability Support Research

Objective: This article’s aim is to determine the incidence of anxiety, depression, and hopelessnessamong 54 family caregivers of patients with neuropsychological sequelae after brain injury inadulthood. Methods: This is an observational cross-sectional study and quantitative analysis,developed in a rehabilitation center (Associação de Assistência à Criança Deficiente - AACD) locatedin the city of Sao Paulo. The following instruments were applied: Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), BeckDepression Inventory (BDI), and Beck Hopelessness Scale (BHS), along with a questionnaire tocharacterize the sample. Results: Data was statistically analyzed and 55.6% of the family caregiversshowed signs of anxiety, 20.4% depression, and 31.5% hopelessness. Conclusion: It was concludedthat the family caregivers in this study were under significant psychological distress, indicating aneed for actions aimed specifically at them in rehabilitation programs.