Magnitud de efecto de un programa dirigido a cuidadores familiares de personas con enfermedad crónica

Objective. Evaluate the effect to Programa “Cuidando a los Cuidadores” and determine the magnitude of the effect. Method. Quantitative study with pre-experimental approach with 329 family caregivers. The measurers was Caring Ability Inventory (CAI) and Zarit Burden Interview. The data was analyzed with Student’s t test and the effect was calculated using Cohen’s d and coefficient r. Results. The caring ability increased significantly and the effect was moderate. The burden decreased after intervention and the effect was moderate, especially for interpersonal dimension.