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Com o intuito de sintetizar tudo o que foi abordado neste estudo de investigação, este resumo inicia-se com uma pequena definição dos principais assuntos abordados, e posteriormente, apresenta a metodologia do estudo e questionários utilizados, e por último, um apanhado dos resultados obtidos.
A Federação Portuguesa de Autismo, define autismo como uma perturbação do desenvolvimento infantil que se alarga pelo resto da vida. Este é caracterizado por um afastamento social, hipersensibilidade aos estímulos e relação obsessiva com objetos, entre outros (Kanner, J 1946 cit in FPDA 2019). Os cuidadores informais são usualmente um familiar que cuida de algum familiar, sem papel profissional, sendo neste caso especifico cuidadores de crianças com a patologia em estudo.
A tipologia do trabalho de investigação é estudo descritivo simples, transversal, com abordagem quantitativa, sendo a amostra constituída por 36 cuidadores informais com descendentes com Transtorno do Espectro do Autismo. Para responder aos objetivos em estudo, foram utilizados dois questionários, o “WHOQOL-BREF” e a “Escala de sobrecarga do cuidador”
Os resultados obtidos do presente estudo de investigação possibilita a afirmação de que 39% dos cuidadores abordados consideram ter qualidade de vida “nem boa nem má”, sendo que a maioria das respostas (71%) foram dadas no sentido de terem qualidade de vida. Além disto, 75% dos cuidadores tem sentimentos negativos tais como tristeza, desespero, ansiedade ou depressão. Por ultimo, 50% dos cuidadores “às vezes” sente-se sobrecarregado. Todos estes dados são estudados detalhadamente na discussão.
Na conclusão é realizada uma síntese do que foi estudado ao longo da investigação, a conclusão que retiramos da analise dos dados recolhidos, a resposta às questões de investigação, e ainda, levantamento de questões que podem ser abordadas em futuros estudos. As dificuldades sentidas encontram-se clarificadas nesse capítulo.
In order to briefly explain this Project this summary will present a small definition of the subject, the methodology and questionnaires used and ending witha relexion on the results obtained. The Portuguese Autism Federation, defines autism as a perturbation of the child development that extends for the rest of their life’s. This can be characterised by social withdrawal, hypersensitivity to stimuli and obsessive relation towards objects, between others (Kanner, J 1946 cit in FPDA 2019). Usually informal caregivers are family members that take care of a relative in a non-professional setting, in this case caregivers of children with the pathology under investigation. The work typology used in this investigation is simple descriptive, transversal, quantitative approach, being the sample constituted by 36 informal caregivers with descendants with Autistic Spectrum Disorder. To collect data from this sample two questionnaires were used, “WHOQOL-BREF” and “Carers Overload Scale”. The obtained results of the present research study allow us to conclude that 39% of the caregivers approached consider having a quality of life “neither good nor bad”, most of them being positive responses. Furthermore, 75% of carers show negative feelings such as sadness, despair, anxiety or depression and 50% of carers “sometimes” feel overloaded. All this data is examined in detail during the discussion of this work. In In the conclusion an analysis of the findings obtained during the investigation is made, the conclusions from the data collected, the answer to the investigative questions as well as questions that may be approached in further studies. The difficulties found during this investigation will be made clear in this same chapter.
In order to briefly explain this Project this summary will present a small definition of the subject, the methodology and questionnaires used and ending witha relexion on the results obtained. The Portuguese Autism Federation, defines autism as a perturbation of the child development that extends for the rest of their life’s. This can be characterised by social withdrawal, hypersensitivity to stimuli and obsessive relation towards objects, between others (Kanner, J 1946 cit in FPDA 2019). Usually informal caregivers are family members that take care of a relative in a non-professional setting, in this case caregivers of children with the pathology under investigation. The work typology used in this investigation is simple descriptive, transversal, quantitative approach, being the sample constituted by 36 informal caregivers with descendants with Autistic Spectrum Disorder. To collect data from this sample two questionnaires were used, “WHOQOL-BREF” and “Carers Overload Scale”. The obtained results of the present research study allow us to conclude that 39% of the caregivers approached consider having a quality of life “neither good nor bad”, most of them being positive responses. Furthermore, 75% of carers show negative feelings such as sadness, despair, anxiety or depression and 50% of carers “sometimes” feel overloaded. All this data is examined in detail during the discussion of this work. In In the conclusion an analysis of the findings obtained during the investigation is made, the conclusions from the data collected, the answer to the investigative questions as well as questions that may be approached in further studies. The difficulties found during this investigation will be made clear in this same chapter.
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Projeto de Graduação apresentado à Universidade Fernando Pessoa para obtenção do grau de Licenciada em Enfermagem
Keywords
Cuidador informal Descendentes Transtorno do espectro do autismo Qualidade de vida Informal caregiver Descendants Austim spectrum disorder Quality of life