ISSN: 2320-5407 Int. J. Adv. Res. 7(3), 213-220 213 Journal Homepage: -www.journalijar.com Article DOI:10.21474/IJAR01/8624 DOI URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/8624 RESEARCH ARTICLE PROPOSAL OF A SOCIO-EMOTIONAL STRATEGY TO INFLUENCE THE MENTAL HEALTH OF INFORMAL CAREGIVERS OF THE ELDERLY PEOPLE IN A RURAL COMMUNITY: THE IMPORTANCE OF CARING FOR THE CAREGIVER. Jaqueline Guadalupe Guerrero Ceh, Ana Rosa Can Valle and Amelia Concepción Pavón Rivero. Autonomous University of Campeche, Mexico. …………………………………………………………………………………………………….... Manuscript Info Abstract ……………………. ……………………………………………………………… Manuscript History Received: 05 January 2018 Final Accepted: 07 February 2019 Published: March 2019 Key words:- Informal caregivers, elderly people, socio-emotional characteristics, quality of life. This study focuses on the sociodemographic knowledge of informal caregivers and the identification of the level of overload, the sample was for convenience and is composed of nine subjects of study (8 women and 1 man), has a quantitative approach, a descriptive scope and a non-experimental design. Three instruments are applied: SCB-SB Caregiver Overload Questionnaire, EUROQOL-5D Scale and General Health Questionnaire GHQ-28. The objective is to know the characteristics of informal caregivers of the city of Hopelchén, Campeche, Mexico, in the sociodemographic and emotional dimensions, with the intention of designing a training program that allows them to improve their emotional state. Answer the question: what are the benefits obtained from the identification of sociodemographic characteristics of informal caregivers of the city of Hopelchén, in the period October-December 2018? The main results are: at the level of study 1 has a bachelor's degree, 2 primary, 6 high school; 55.56% have an age range between 45 and 50 years; 55.56% have two years with this activity; 55.56% work as a caregiver between 6 and 10 continuous hours; 100% report not having health problems; in the Surveillance Questionnaire of the SCB-SB caregiver, 66.67% reached a result of low overload; Scale EUROQOL-5D, seven caregivers obtained 90/100 points, which does not represent risk; n the General Health Questionnaire GHQ-28, 88.89% of the sample obtained zero, which means that they perceive good general health. A strategy is proposed to influence the mental health of the caregivers. Copy Right, IJAR, 2019,. All rights reserved. …………………………………………………………………………………………………….... Introduction:- The population in the world is aging at a huge pace, the estimate for 2050 shows the challenge that underdeveloped countries will have to face, due to the high poverty and illiteracy rates that prevail. The scenario will be very uncertain for these countries, because they will have become a country full of old people, in a city that has not been designed for frail people. In all these years it has not been built for the future, neither public policies nor infrastructure. The impact on the family is direct, having to attend to their sick relative, in an environment of precariousness and without training as a caregiver. Given this scenario of a population with older and less young, the Corresponding Author:- Jaqueline Guadalupe Guerrero Ceh Address:- Autonomous University of Campeche, Mexico.