Psychosocial and healthcare needs among carers in Chile

The 2022 National Disability and Care Dependence Survey

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ID6429101
AuthorsDéborah Oliveira (0000-0002-6616-533X, Universidad Andres Bello), Claudia Miranda‐castillo (0000-0002-0282-5845, Millennium Institute for Research in Depression and Personality), Alejandra-Ximena Araya (0000-0001-9064-3947, Universidad Andres Bello), Felipe Diaz‐toro (0000-0002-7955-8183, Universidad Andres Bello)
Year2025
Pages1-15
Publication date2025-05-15
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Care and Caring (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2397-8821 • E-ISSN: 2397-883X
PublisherBristol University Press (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1332/23978821y2025d000000121
OpenAlexW4410388127
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited10

We explored the factors related to the perception of psychosocial or health support needs among 1,900 carers for people with disabilities or functional impairments in Chile. Being widowed or divorced, providing more hours of care and more personal care tasks, and experiencing higher caregiving difficulty were independently linked with an increased likelihood of reporting support needs. Experiencing low energy, anxious feelings and a low sense of control were linked with 1.7, 1.7 and 2.5 times higher odds of having needs, respectively. The implications of such findings are discussed

Family medicine · Health care · Political science · Psychiatry · Psychosocial · Aging, Health, and Disability · Medicine · Nursing · Nursing care and research · Psychology · Social Sciences and Policies

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