Factors that influence family members’ knowledge about palliative care in cancer patients
Journal Title: Más Vita - Year 2020, Vol 2, Issue 1
Abstract
Cancer is a chronic disease that has the second leading cause of death in the world, with more than nine million deaths attributed to the year, with a higher incidence in the lower social strata. Objective: To determine the factors that influence family members’ knowledge about palliative care in cancer patients of the Dr. Abel Gilbert Pontón Hospital, during January to June 2019. Methodology: Quantitative, field, descriptive, non-experimental or observational approach; A survey with 15 items was used, applied to 20 family-companions of the patients who attend the oncological services of this institution. Results: A high percentage was observed that caregivers do not know about the specific care of patients, evidencing that 80% have insufficient information about palliative care. In addition to presenting affectations and exhaustion due to patient care, since in the majority of cases, a single-family member takes care of the minimum attention required. Conclusion: It was possible to verify that the lack of knowledge about cancer disease and its care directly affect the health of cancer patients and the family economy
Authors and Affiliations
Corina Lisbeth Jiménez-Luna, Erika Alexandra Cabanilla-Proaño, Mariela del Rocío Acebo-Murillo, Verónica Yadira Paz-Gaibor
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