Resilient Support in Cancer Patients: PostEarthquake Trauma
Journal Title: International Journal of Research in Social Sciences - Year 2018, Vol 8, Issue 2
Abstract
A conceptual analysis of resilience is carried out, addressing what is related to the understanding of its concept, where several authors who have studied the subject are examined. We observe the resilient capacity of human beings and the importance of psychological support to cancer patients. The impact of the earthquake on April 16, 2016 on the resilience of residents in the city of Portoviejo is addressed. Exposing the importance of the resilience intervention, where the contents of the Handbook of Intervention in Resilience of Eugenio Saavedra 2011 are investigated. The results of the measurement of resilience are shown in a group of cancer patients who were housed in the foundation. Father Matías "from Portoviejo and the situation that could be verified after applying a series of resilience intervention workshops to said personnel. The objective of the research is to describe the experiences of the resilience intervention, carried out on cancer patients attending the Padre Matías Foundation of the City of Portoviejo, finally the conclusions of the work are presented, where the relevance of the study recommending a group of considerations that are based on the importance of the results achieved in the research.
Authors and Affiliations
Anicia Katherine Tarazona Meza, Lorena Elizabeth Bowem Mendoza And Carlos Willians Suarez Cedeno
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