title: [ELDERLY CAREGIVERS OF ELDERLY PEOPLE: BURDEN AND SOCIAL SUPPORT].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine the burden and social support perceived by elderly caregivers of elderly people.
  
  
  METHODS
  Cross-sectional study using a standardized questionnaire for elderly caregivers of elderly people.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In the population of elderly caregivers of elderly people, the prevalent type of care is by couples (84.1 %), and the percentages of men and women correspond to 40.2 % and 59.8 %, respectively. The 53.3 % of caregivers have burden, of which a 31.8 % present an intense burden, and a 21.5 % a slight burden. Regarding to perceived social support of elderly caregivers, it is normal in a 81.3 % of cases, compared to a 18.7 % who reflecting a low perceived social support. Finally, there is correlation between Duke social support questionnaire and Zarit scale caregiver burden.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Elderly caregivers of elderly people who have higher levels of burden have lower perceived social support.
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Muñoz Bermejo
authors.forename: Salvador
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Postigo Mota
authors.forename: Inés
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Casado Verdejo
authors.forename: Francisco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: De Llanos Peña
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017028:Caregivers; D017281:Cost of Illness; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012944:Social Support