La importancia de un espacio de escucha y palabra para el proceso de duelo en pacientes con insuficiencia renal crónica.

Abstract

The essential theme of this work was to establish the importance of the existence of a space for listening and speaking for the grieving process in patients with chronic renal failure. This theme was chosen since the lack of attention in this area has been identified when starting a psychotherapeutic process in patients with said disease. The objectives set for this project were to characterize the listening and speaking space through bibliographic sources, to identify what the grieving process is with its respective characteristics, and to establish the importance of the listening and speaking space in patients with chronic renal failure. This was achieved through an arduous investigation and reading of different authors, accompanied by the experience received in old pre-professional practices and the information collected through interviews with specialists and patients of a foundation in the city of Guayaquil. As a result of all of the above, it was possible to conclude that there are many stages through which a patient with chronic renal failure goes through, we consider that one of the most important are the losses that they can have, both physical and social, and that it is of It is extremely important to receive the necessary support to be able to carry out a grieving process with good results.