Examinando por Materia "Caregivers"

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    Percepción en la calidad de vida de cuidadores de pacientes con cuidados paliativos adscritos a una institución prestadora de salud. Montería, 2022
    (2023-02-23) Urriago De La Espriella, Aurelia; Montalvo Nisperuza, Carmen; Granada Montes, María Paula; Ortega Oviedo, Stella
    Objective: To describe the perception of quality of life that caregivers of patients with palliative care assigned to a tertiary health care institution in the city of MonteríaCórdoba have in the period 2022. Methodology: descriptive, cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach in a sample of twenty caregivers of patients in palliative care. To obtain the information, the Betty Ferrell quality of life instrument was used. Results: The caregivers of patients with palliative care in the study ranged from a minimum age of 30 years to a maximum of 74 years, most of them female, housewives, low and medium level of education, and stratum 1 and 2. The quality of life of the participants in the physical and psychological dimensions denote negative alteration due to pain, exhaustion, eating and sleep changes; likewise, to the anguish for the diagnosis and treatment of the patient, and the fear of a relapse; while the social and spiritual dimensions are perceived positive, because of the support of other people to satisfy the care of their loved one, because their personal relationships and sexual life have not been affected and their work at home allows it. Likewise, the support they receive from religious activities, and meeting their needs through prayer and meditation, these dimensions being an aspect that can effectively influence the quality of life of these caregivers to the extent that it can compensate and / or make the conditions identified in the other two dimensions more bearable. Conclusion: The results on the perception of the quality of life of the participants show that the physical and psychological dimension of these is negatively affected by the overload that care has generated, such as exhaustion, pain, sleep and eating disorders; while the social and spiritual dimensions are not affected, evidenced by the fact that they find support in their role as caregivers in their environment, occupation, social life and beliefs, despite the economic overload that their relative's situation entails.
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    Principales estilos de afrontamiento que utilizan los cuidadores primarios de niños con cáncer en cualquiera de las etapas de la enfermedad que residan en Córdoba-Colombia, 2020
    (2021-07-08) Espitia Castro, Yexa Mile; Calume Díaz, Luisa Fernanda; Amador Ahumada, Concepción; Sánchez Caraballo, Álvaro Antonio
    Introduction: The accompaniment of the family caregiver during the disease process is a fundamental aspect for the patient, especially if it is a child since they require full-time caregivers, therefore, these can have repercussions in the different dimensions (physical, social and mental) for this it is important to establish positive coping styles to cope with the disease, helping them to overcome and manage the situation in a positive way by presenting adaptive responses to the situation. Objective: To determine the main coping styles that are used by the primary caregivers of children diagnosed with cancer during the stages of the clinical process. Methods: Cross-sectional descriptive study, with a quantitative approach, in which 30 caregivers of children with cancer participated, residing in different municipalities of the department of Córdoba, to which a telephone survey was applied, designed by the researchers, in order to evaluate the coping styles proposed by Carver and the different emotions experienced in the different stages of the clinical process. Results: the problem-centered coping style predominates; followed in order of frequencies by emotion-focused coping styles, the most infrequent style was avoidance and, lastly, mixed coping styles. Regarding emotions, it was found that caregivers experience different emotions in their adaptation response process, mostly positive, such as faith and hope, accompanied by negative emotions such as worry, sadness and stress. Conclusions: Caregivers, despite the impact that cancer has on their family members, put into practice effective coping styles and strategies that help them to navigate, adapt and overcome a difficult situation
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    Protocolo de comunicación entre personal atendido y cuidadores en la E.S.E. Hospital San José del municipio de San Bernardo del Viento en Córdoba
    (2022-03-17) Cogollo Pérez, Diana Carolina; Herazo Hoyos, Cesar Augusto
    During the business practice at the ESE Hospital San José de San Bernardo del Viento, it was possible to show that there was often a bad organizational climate that therefore affects the efficiency in carrying out activities and the fulfillment of individual objectives. , group and organizational, for which a diagnosis was made and it was possible to identify that this problem originated due to the lack of communication between the institution's staff and those who receive the services, for which this situation led to the objective of develop a protocol for the adequate process of communication between the people who interact during the care of the patients of the ESE Hospital San José. The methodology was based on conducting a descriptive study with a qualitative approach, the study population was made up of people who are part of the service provision at the ESE Hospital San José de San Bernardo del Viento in Córdoba, made up of Doctors, Nurses, Users and administrative staff. The type of sampling was non-probabilistic by snowball, from which two participants from the SIAU management area were obtained, the inductive method was taken into account. The results indicate that communication must be clear in such a way that there are no doubts about the procedure to be carried out and it will not lead to confusion at the surgical moment and the patient's ideas about his pathology, since information is the barrier that will allow that there are no confusions regarding the procedures to be carried out. As a conclusion, it is stated that to achieve mastery of linguistic skills, certain levels of expressive-comprehensive knowledge are required, that is, it is as important to communicate as to be understood; This is where the importance of the process of 15 continuous training and training in the different care services lies. Involving the patient and her caregivers in the care processes with sufficient information and understanding can be one of the most effective barriers.