Acompañamiento familiar en pacientes oncológicos

Abstract

In this research, the study "Family Accompaniment of Cancer Patients" was identified, with the objective of determining the process of accompaniment of relatives of Solca Núcleo Tungurahua patients, which detailed the "Narratives of relatives of cancer patients". Where the research is focused through the qualitative method, through the implementation of the interview-questionnaire tool, which has a semi-structured development, defining the relationships with the family expectations of cancer patients, as well as delimiting the study population with a sample of 25 relatives who have relatives diagnosed with cancer belonging to SOLCA Nucleus of Tungurahua. During this study, family members showed the existence of five structures: affective, communication, biographical interruption, patient care and transition. In addition, it is determined that in the first stage; family members should provide moral and economic support to the person with the disease in the second stage; before the diagnosis the relatives will be within their possibilities while the treatment is carried out in the third stage Help the patient; the family unit is important in managing a possible loss, stage 4; In the face of losing a loved one to cancer, a loved one may be able to express their emotions openly to ease the pain it brings.