Redes de apoyo de pacientes oncológicos de la tercera edad. Estudio en un Hospital de la ciudad de Quito.

Abstract

In Ecuador, the older adult population has generated a greater demand for health services due to chronic diseases such as cancer. This diagnosis emotionally affects both patients and their families, who face uncertainty and difficulties in their relationships. Support networks, made up of the family, the health system, neighbors and friends, play a crucial role in improving the quality of life of the geriatric cancer patient. However, in Ecuador, health centers still do not adequately strengthen these essential support networks for the patient's comprehensive well-being. In the first chapter, there is the statement of the problem, in addition to the questions and objectives of the research. In the second chapter, it is structured by the theoretical framework and the conceptual reference, as input to understand the information collected. The third chapter is structured by the methodology, in which the research focus, level, method and academically explanatory way of how this methodological choice would contribute to the construction of the results are explained. Chapter 5 presents conclusions and recommendations based on what was found in the results of chapter 4