Características psicoafectivas y sobrecarga del cuidador informal de pacientes oncológicos en un hospital de especialidades de la ciudad de Guayaquil 2020.

Abstract

The psycho-affective dimension of caregivers of end-stage cancer patients is interconnected with an uncertain family and even personal future; What is aggravated by the knowledge that the patient requires adequate care and physical-economic conditions that allow him to be cared for; For this reason, the psycho-affective changes of fear, anxiety, tiredness, stress or fatigue, negative emotional states are unraveled because the caregivers are not aware of the ability to provide optimal care; Objective: To determine the psycho-affective characteristics and the burden of informal caregivers of cancer patients in a Specialty Hospital of Guayaquil “Dr. Abel Gilbert Pontón ”2020; Methodology: descriptive, quantitative, prospective, crosssectional study. Technique: Survey; Instrument: Questionnaire of questions and Zarit scale; Sample: 128 informal caregivers; Results: Sociodemographic characteristics of the caregiver, 53.13% were between 18 and 24 years old and 67.19% were women; level of instruction basic education 64.06%; single, 67.72%, 63.28% are independent workers, 55.47% are family members, care time between 1 - 3 years 64.84%, always have family support 78.13%, with a psycho-affective state of fatigue of 61.72%, finally, at the level of overload that caregivers have in 70.31% and it is slight; Conclusion: Several investigations have verified that mentalemotional overweight in caregivers is associated with the number of daily hours dedicated to care, reflected in the current study of significant overload and dedication to care in 24 hours a day, adding the situation of a cancer patient.