RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 The importance of the caregivers' overload in COPD patients with several admission at our hospital. The other side of the story JF European Respiratory Journal JO Eur Respir J FD European Respiratory Society SP PA3935 DO 10.1183/13993003.congress-2016.PA3935 VO 48 IS suppl 60 A1 Ana Jaureguizar Oriol A1 Maria Alejandra Galarza Jiménez A1 Sagrario Mayoralas Alises A1 Salvador Díaz Lobato A1 Rosa Gómez García YR 2016 UL http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/48/suppl_60/PA3935.abstract AB INTRODUCTION: Attention is focused on Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease(COPD)patients, leaving behind the caregiver's overload.OBJECTIVES: To analyze the overload degree in the caregivers and demographic characteristics.MATHERIAL AND METHODS: Retrospective descriptive analysis. From 43 COPD patients with 3 or more admissions at our hospital from October 2014 to October 2015, we included 20 patients alive. Information gathered: age, sex, educational studies, knowledge of the disease and paliative care, sympton more limitant,economic help, Bathel and Zarit questionnaire.RESULTS: From all 20 patients, only 14 had caregiver(70%), the rest lived alone, in a residence or had domiciliary care.Principal caregivers: 11 were women, average age 69,3 years old, 9(64%) had no studies. Zarit questionnaire showed moderate or intensive overload in 11 cases. Nobody had economic help.Patients: 18 were men(90%) with average age 77,2 years old, 14(77%) had no studies or only primary studies. Barthel questionnaire revealed in 50% of the patients severe or total dependence. Most of them, showed anxiety due to dyspnea (symptom more incapacitate).Half of the caregivers and a 70% of patients had no knowledge about the disease nor palliative care and all of them wanted more information. Patient (n= 20)Caregiver (n = 14)Age SD (years old)77,2 (SD 9)69,3 (SD 13,2)Men (%)18 (90%)3 (21%)Without studies14 (70%)9 (64%)TABLE 1. Patients and caregivers descriptive characteristicsCONCLUSIONS: COPD patients with readmissions to hospital in 1 year are men, and their principal caregiver's women.The lack of information from patients and caregivers about the disease is very marked.