[Depression and burden in the caretaking of elderly].

Objective: Informal care affects the quality of life and emotional health. Objective: To analyze the relationship between burden and depression in caregivers measured by Zarit's Scale and GHQ-28 and the global functional deterioration of the elderly measured by OARS-MFAQ.

Methods: Descriptive observational cross-sectional study in Primary Health Care at Ourense city.