Alteración psicosocial al trabajador de la salud ocasionada por cuidado al paciente oncológico

Abstract

Caregivers Health responsible for providing optimal care to cancer patients, are exposed to personal emotional changes, provided the disease is viewed from the mid-point of the patient and not the caregiver, for this reason we want to identify and describe the relevant aspects and relating to the tasks of caring for these patients, as labile emotionally and physically. Psychological disorders health caregivers, caregivers of cancer patients are identified. Psychological disorders including stress, emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, are some of the causes of psychological disorders, of great interest, ensure the quality of life of workers who are in constant contact with human suffering because of their oncologic disease, some measures that can be managed or implemented, when the caregiver is emotionally under optimal conditions, are able to promote patient self-esteem, improving coping, self-reliance and positivism, ensuring effective treatment and participating in the resolution and termination of the disease, leading to his patient's emblem which can be a survivor of this disease that affects so many people in our world. Concern for comprehensive care interdisciplinary team of health to cancer patients both functional-physical treatments; such as emotional. The patient and family require painstaking care is why it is necessary to work together on comprehensive care. For this reason, a descriptive study was conducted in the period from May to August 2016, the National Cancer Institute. In order to assess the emotional and social state of health caregivers of cancer patients, taking into account their physical and emotional needs that affect their daily lives. Psychological disorders, which have caregivers of cancer patients, the deficiencies identified in the communication and relationship between patient and caregiver were identified. The alterations that cause feelings of helplessness and emotional pain, not possible to solve problems by caregivers and feelings of incapacity, which does not maintain the balance between caregiver relationship, family and interdisciplinary team.