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Niedorys Barbara, Mikos Monika, Michalczyk Klaudia, Młynarczyk Joanna, Rząca Marcin, Bartoszek Agnieszka. Thecarer’s burden of an elderly person according functional capacity of an elderly person. Journal of Education, Health and Sport. 2018;8(12):327-334. eISNN 2391-8306. DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.2277976 http://ojs.ukw.edu.pl/index.phpohs/article/view/6377 The journal has had 7 points in Ministry of Science and Higher Education parametric evaluation. Part b item 1223 (26/01/2017). 1223 Journal of Education, Health and Sport eissn 2391-8306 7 © The Authors 2018; This article is published with open access at Licensee Open Journal Systems of Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz, Poland Open Access. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial License which permits any noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author (s) and source are credited. This is an open access article licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non commercial license Share alike. (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/) which permits unrestricted, non commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the work is properly cited. The authors declare that there is no conflict of interests regarding the publication of this paper. Received: 10.11.2018. Revised: 20.11.2018. Accepted: 14.12.2018. Thecarer’s burden of an elderly person according functional capacity of an elderly person Obciążenie opieką opiekuna osoby starszej w zależności od wydolności funkcjonalnej podopiecznego Barbara Niedorys1 , Monika Mikos1, Klaudia Michalczyk1, Joanna Młynarczyk1, Marcin Rząca2, Agnieszka Bartoszek2 1Students scientific association, Chair of Oncology and Environmental Health, Medical University of Lublin, Poland 1Studenckie Koło Naukowe, Katedra Onkologii i Środowiskowej Opieki Zdrowotnej, Uniwersytet Medyczny w Lublinie, Polska 2Department of Oncology, Chair of Oncology and Environmental Health, Medical University of Lublin, Poland 2Zakład Onkologii, Katedra Onkologii i Środowiskowej Opieki Zdrowotnej, Uniwersytet Medyczny w Lublinie,Polska 3Department of Family Medicine and Community Nursing, Chair of Oncology and Environmental Health, Medical University of Lublin, Poland 3Zakład Medycyny Rodzinnej i Pielęgniarstwa Środowiskowego, Katedra Onkologii i Środowiskowej Opieki Zdrowotnej, Uniwersytet Medyczny w Lublinie, Polska Abstract Introduction The Polish society is aging, which means that the number of people over 60 is increasing. Due to the consequences of old age, these people often require care, which to a varying degree is the cause of the carer's burden. Aim Assessmentthe carer’s burden of an elderly person according functional capacity of an elderly person. Material and methods A group of 120 carers of the aged from 20 to 87 years old, living in south-eastern Poland in the villages (40%) and in the city (60%) were examined.The Cope questionnaire assessing the carer's burden and the ADL and I-ADL scale was used to collect the data to assess the functional capacity of the pupils. The author's questionnaire was also used. Results Most carers of the elderly are women (82.5%) who are usually members of the senior family.A significant number of caregivers (94%) observed a negative impact of care on the life situation. Conclusions Providing care to an elderly person is a source of stress for the caregiver. The degree of relationship affects the perception of the positive value of care by caregivers.The higher I-ADL score obtained by the mentor has a negative impact on the carer's functioning. Carers gain little satisfaction from taking care, but they feel supported in their role. Keywords: carer of an elderly person, care burden, functional capacity