Caregivers of patients with chronic pain: responses to care.
OBJECTIVE
To explore the caregiving role of nonprofessional caregivers of patients with chronic pain.


METHODS
Descriptive study of 30 caregivers.


RESULTS
Twenty-eight (93%) caregivers demonstrated 1 to 6 defining characteristics of caregiver role strain, and 2 (7%) had at least two factors of risk for caregiver role strain.


CONCLUSIONS
Caring for patients with chronic pain has a meaningful impact on caregivers' lives.


CONCLUSIONS
Caregivers of patients with chronic pain deserve care, not only with the objective of optimizing relief for the patients, but also to help them seek and attain optimal functionality.
da Cruz
Diná de Almeida Lopes Monteiro
Dde A
Nursing School of University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. mtmllf@usp
Pimenta
Cibele Andrucioli de Mattos
CA
Kurita
Geana Paula
GP
de Oliveira
Ana Cláudia
AC
D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D001938:Brazil; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D017281:Cost of Illness; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006701:Home Nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020380:Needs Assessment; D009733:Nursing Diagnosis; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing*; D018710:Pain Clinics; D011788:Quality of Life; D012307:Risk Factors; D012380:Role; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016526:Workload