Assessment of psychological well-being in primary caregivers of cancer patients in the palliative care phase
Abstract
A cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out, with the aim of assessing psychologicalwellbeing in primary caregivers of cancer patients in the palliative care phase, belonging to the
South polyclinic of Ciego de Avila, from September 2010 to April 2011. It worked with a sample of
15 caregivers during the investigation. It was started from the scientific problem. How is the
psychological wellbeing of the primary caregivers of cancer patients in the palliative care phase?
To meet the goals, a semistructured interview, Anxiety Inventory trait and state, Depression
Inventory trait and state, list of indicators of vulnerability to stress, Short Zarit on caregiver
burden and psychological well-being Questionnaire were applied; that led to the conclusion that
86.6% of caregivers had an intense overload, the most frequently psychological factors showed
were: depression and anxiety as a state, thus the dissatisfaction in personal and family areas
entailed to a low psychological well-being.
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