title: [Effects of satisfaction with leisure time in family carers of elderly dependents].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To analyse the relationship between satisfaction with leisure time and subjective burden, depression and anxiety in caregivers of dependent elderly relatives.
  
  
  METHODS
  Cross-sectional study.
  
  
  METHODS
  Primary health care (Andalusia, Spain).
  
  
  METHODS
  A probabilistic sample of 200 primary caregivers of dependent elderly relatives.
  
  
  METHODS
  Satisfaction with leisure time, subjective burden, anxiety, depression, and objective burden (functional ability, cognitive impairment and behavioural problems of the care recipient, and dedication to caring of the caregiver).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Most of the caregivers were women, daughters of the care recipients, and shared home with them. An inverse statistical association was found between satisfaction with leisure time and subjective burden (r=-0.55, 95%CI: -0.45 to -0.64), anxiety (r=-0.30, 95%CI: -0.17 to -0.41) and depression (r=-0.25, 95%CI: -0.11 to -0.37). These associations remained after controlling for objective burden.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Satisfaction with leisure time may have a protective effect on subjective burden, anxiety and depression, regardless of objective burden.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Enfermería, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Jaén, Jaén, España. Electronic address: rdelpino@ujaen.es.
authors.forename: Rafael
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Del-Pino-Casado
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Enfermería, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Jaén, Jaén, España.
authors.forename: Carmen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ordóñez-Urbano
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001007:Anxiety / Q000453:epidemiology*; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003863:Depression / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007899:Leisure Activities; D008297:Male; D010549:Personal Satisfaction
keywords: Ansiedad; Anxiety; Burden; Depresión; Depression; Family caregivers; Leisure; Ocio; Personas cuidadoras familiares; Sobrecarga subjetiva