Quality of life of caregivers of patient with chronic diseases
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The chronic partial- dependence are those whereby the individual is capable of facilitating self-care, but needs a caregiver to provide them support, assistence in the disease process, help to contribute to their sel-care and thus, fulfill the therapeuctic regimen. The labor of the caregiver triggers an interruption in their care, leading to a dysfunction in the quality of life, which should be evaluated to ensure their welfare, taking into account the responsability when making decisions compared to family care. Caring for a patient with cronic partial-dependence disease implies the experience of changes in their daili lives, related to the transformation of roles, responsabilities, changes in lifestyles and supportive relationship. The purpose of this review article is to provide theorical foundations that allow nursing professionals to rcognize not only the patient with cronic disease requires care, but also his caregiver in oredr to opportunely identify their needs and develop timely interventions to improve the life quality of both indeed. Therefore, there will be a through revision of the classification of chronic diseases according to their dependency, the concept of caregivers of people with chronic partial dependence disease, their quality of life, and the role of professional nursing in the care of these cargivers.