Caregiver Health Behaviours of Patients with Cardiorespiratory Failure

Background: The vulnerability of caregivers is continuously related to the disease process of patients with cardiorespiratory failure (CRF). The disadvantages of the care provided by the caregivers include the lack of support equipment, the amount of time invested and the physical. Purpose: To describe the caregivers health behaviors of the patients with CRF Method: 19 caregivers of patients with CFR (mean age 56.79 ± 2.89, 78.9% women) participated. The caregiver’s health survey was used to identify the psychosocial characteristics of the caregiver. It consists of 30 items. Descriptive statistics were performed, using SPSS version 23. Results: Regarding the care provided by the caregivers, 52% of caregivers are children of patients and 36.6% are spouses. 84.2% of the caregivers share the same house and only take care of one person. As to their activities, caring for their patients (36.8%), house chores (31.6%) occupy most of their time. With regard to his / her owns health care behaviors, 73.1% have not had any medical examination done in the last 6 months (L6M). 78.9% of the caregivers came to the doctor (L6M). In contrast to mental health care, 84.2% did not go to the psychologist (L6M). 63.2% do some physical activity, 94.7% do not smoke, 73.7% do not consume alcoholic beverages and 57.9% do not report a dietary regimen. Despite the fact that 57.9% of the caregivers reported have the same symptoms as their patients in any occasion. Conclusion: These characteristics show an inattention to caregivers that can lead to deterioration of the different areas of their life (physical, psychic, social) and to be a risk factor for cardiorespiratory diseases.