The impact of stressors and overload on informal caregivers of patients with cirrhosis: The first use of the Burden Scale for Family Caregivers in Brazil.
Raquel Sanches Slusarski MartinsLeonardo Zumerkorn PipekGustavo Heluani Antunes de MesquitaFernanda NiiKayo Augusto de Almeida MedeirosBárbara Justo CarvalhoDiego Ramos MartinesLuiz Augusto Carneiro D'AlbuquerqueAlberto MeyerWellington AndrausPublished in: Journal of health psychology (2020)
Our study was a precursor using the BSFC scale of worldwide coverage and that had not yet been applied in any study in Brazil, thus allowing a look at the various aspects that affect the quality of life of caregivers of patients with cirrhosis. Our results and the literature corroborate the importance not only of the patient, but also the informal caregiver's health.