Daño cerebral adquirido: percepción del familiar de las secuelas y su malestar psicológico.
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2013
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Colegio Oficial de la Psicología de Madrid
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Este estudio tuvo como objetivo evaluar la percepción que el familiar tiene de los problemas de la persona afectada por un daño cerebral adquirido y su asociación a sus propios síntomas de estrés, depresión y duelo. Participaron 223 familiares (cuidadores principales). Se desarrolló un inventario de 36 secuelas percibidas estructuradas en 6 factores: déficits cognitivos y sensoriales, cambios de personalidad, dependencia, actividad disminuida, trastornos emocionales y autoconciencia y percepción social disminuida. Los resultados mostraron que las secuelas percibidas tienen relativamente poco impacto en el malestar psicológico del familiar. Las secuelas con mayor asociación a los síntomas psicológicos fueron dependencia, asociada significativamente a sentimientos actuales de duelo, y la actividad disminuida, que se asocia a las respuestas involuntarias de estrés de aproximación y alejamiento. Estos datos contradicen la literatura que sostiene la relación causal entre secuelas percibidas y síntomas en los familiares, sugiriendo otro tipo de factores implicados.
This study aimed at assessing family’s perception of the problems of the person affected by an acquired brain injury and its association with their own symptoms of stress, depression, and grief. A sample of 223 family members (primary caregivers) participated in the study. We developed an inventory of 36 sequels structured into 6 factors: Cognitive and Sensory Deficits, Personality Changes, Dependency, Decreased Activity, Emotional Disorders, and Diminished Social Perception and Self-awareness. The results showed that the pe rceived sequels have relatively little impact on the caregivers’ distress. The sequels with greater association to psychological symptoms were Dependence, which was associated with current feelings of grief, and Diminished Activity, which was associated with involuntary stress responses of approach and withdrawal. These data contradict the literature that supports a causal relation between perceived symptoms and stress in relatives, suggesting other factors involved.
This study aimed at assessing family’s perception of the problems of the person affected by an acquired brain injury and its association with their own symptoms of stress, depression, and grief. A sample of 223 family members (primary caregivers) participated in the study. We developed an inventory of 36 sequels structured into 6 factors: Cognitive and Sensory Deficits, Personality Changes, Dependency, Decreased Activity, Emotional Disorders, and Diminished Social Perception and Self-awareness. The results showed that the pe rceived sequels have relatively little impact on the caregivers’ distress. The sequels with greater association to psychological symptoms were Dependence, which was associated with current feelings of grief, and Diminished Activity, which was associated with involuntary stress responses of approach and withdrawal. These data contradict the literature that supports a causal relation between perceived symptoms and stress in relatives, suggesting other factors involved.
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Daño cerebral adquirido (DAC)
Secuelas
Percepción
Estrés familiar
Acquired Brain Injury (ABI)
Sequels
Perception
Family Stress
Secuelas
Percepción
Estrés familiar
Acquired Brain Injury (ABI)
Sequels
Perception
Family Stress
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López de Arroyabe Castillo, E., & Calvete Zumalde, E. (2013). Daño cerebral adquirido: percepción del familiar de las secuelas y su malestar psicológico. Clínica y salud: Investigación Empírica en Psicología, 24(1), 27-36. https://doi.org/10.5093/CL2013A4