Salud cognitiva y física de los cuidadores informales de personas mayores con demencia: una revisión narrativa.

Abstract

The act of caring for a person with dementia has repercussions in cognitive and physical impoverishment, that generates a decline in the health of the informal caregiver, and that affects the Good performance of their tasks as a caregiver. Knowing and taking care of the cognitive and physical health of the caregiver it is of relevance from the social health care to guarantee the main support of the care for the older people with a dementia, that is, caring for the caregiver. The knowledge Will help us establish prevention programs to anticipate possible emotional problems such as depression, and physical, such as musculoskeletal injuries. The present review aims to synthesize the indicators of cognitive and physical health in informal caregivers of older people with dementia, which help to establish future intervention strategies to preserve the health of caregivers.