title: [Coping and subjective burden in primary caregivers of dependent elderly relatives in Andalusia, Spain].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To analyse the relationship between the type of coping and subjective burden in caregivers of dependent elderly relatives in Andalusia (Spain).
  
  
  METHODS
  Cross-sectional study.
  
  
  METHODS
  Primary Health Care (autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain).
  
  
  METHODS
  A convenience sample of 198 primary caregivers of dependent elderly relatives.
  Coping (Brief COPE), subjective burden (caregiver stress index), objective burden (functional capacity [Barthel Index], cognitive impairment [Pfeiffer Test], behavioural problems of the care recipient [Neuropsychiatric Inventory], and caregivers' dedication to caring), gender and kinship.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Most caregivers were women (89.4%), daughters of the care recipient (57.1%), and shared home with him/her (69.7%). On controlling for objective burden, gender and kinship, it was found that subjective burden was positively associated with dysfunctional coping (β=0.28; P<.001) and negatively with emotion-focused coping (β=-0.25; P=.001), while no association was found with problem-focused coping.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Dysfunctional coping may be a risk factor for subjective burden, and emotion-focused coping may be a protective factor for that subjective burden regardless of the objective burden, and gender and kinship of the caregivers.
authors.affiliation: Complejo Hospitalario de Jaén, Jaén, España.
authors.forename: Margarita
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pérez-Cruz
authors.affiliation: Complejo Hospitalario de Jaén, Jaén, España.
authors.forename: M Ángeles
authors.initials: MÁ
authors.lastname: Muñoz-Martínez
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Enfermería, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Jaén, Jaén, España.
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Parra-Anguita
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
keywords: Afrontamiento; Carers; Coping; Cuidadores; Estrés psicológico; Psychological stress