Objective:

To identify the level of overload of the primary caregiver of the older adult of the Tierra Firme neighborhood of Ibagué.

Method:

Quantitative, descriptive, cross-sectional study. Sampling at convenience constituted by 41 primary caregivers of older adults to whom the scale of Zarit was applied original version, an instrument that consists of 22 items whose purpose is to quantify the degree of overload suffered by caregivers of people with partial dependence.

Results:

61% of the study participants expressed "feeling able to take care of their family member for much longer", being coherent with the final result indicated in the Zarit scale in which 92.7% is not in overload.

Conclusions:

Support groups attended by informal caregivers and people with chronic illness with partial dependence are essential factors for caregivers to have no overload.

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