Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12105/20104
Title
Quality of life in Latin American immigrant caregivers in Spain
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Date issued
2015-03
Citation
Bover A, Taltavull Aparicio JM, Gastaldo D, Luengo R, Dolores Izquierdo M, Juando-Prats C, et al. Quality of life in Latin American immigrant caregivers in Spain. Gac Sanit. 2015 Mar;29(2):123-6. Epub 2014 Nov 28.
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Español
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research article
Abstract
Objective: To describe perceived quality of life in Latin American caregivers working in Spain and how it varies in relation to certain variables shared by this group. Methods: We used the SF-36 to measure perceived quality of life in 517 women residing in five Spanish regions: the Balearic Islands, Catalonia, the Basque Country, the Canary Islands, and Madrid. Several variables related to the socio-demographic profile and migration process were studied using Student's t test, ANOVA and linear regression models. Results: The participants scored very low on the dimensions of physical and emotional roles. The factors associated with lower quality of life scores within the group were working as a live-in caregiver, lack of contract, multitasking, irregular status, and younger age. Conclusions: The vulnerability of these women can be explained by poor working conditions and other factors related to the migratory process.
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Occupational Health | Young Adult | Spain | Adult | Humans | Latin America | Middle Aged | Cross-Sectional Studies | Quality of Life | Self Report | Emigrants and Immigrants | Female | Caregivers
DECS
Cuidadores | Femenino | Estudios Transversales | Humanos | Persona de Mediana Edad | Calidad de Vida | Adulto Joven | América Latina | Salud Laboral | Adulto | Autoinforme | Emigrantes e Inmigrantes | España
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