Impacto psicosocial que provoca el cáncer infantil en las madres cuidadoras. Percepción de las madres que pertenecen a una fundación en Guayaquil.

Abstract

The present degree work is focused on analyzing the psychosocial impact of caring for children with oncological disease on caregiving mothers, in order to make visible the processes experienced by mothers in oncological care. The methodological design was qualitative in approach, with a case study method, applied research type and descriptive level. The sample consisted of three mothers who are caregivers of children with oncological diseases, who attend a foundation in Guayaquil. According to these guidelines, it was possible to describe how the care of children with oncological disease influences the psychosocial dimensions of the caregiving mothers, as they go through situations of depression caused by feelings of guilt, as a result, in one of the cases, thoughts of death, however, these are not expressed openly because they could oppose the fact of the necessary care for their children. The coping styles or forms of coping that mothers use in the caregiving process were also identified, the most frequent being faith in God, followed by control of pessimistic thoughts (intrusive ideas), and family time with the intention of entertainment. Additionally, the social, family and institutional support network available to the mothers was discovered.