Educación del cuidador primario de niños ingresados en el área de onco-hematología de un hospital de especialidades de la ciudad de Guayaquil, año 2020.

Abstract

Every year worldwide, cancer causes the death of children and adolescents of approximately 300,000 cases in age ranges between 0 to 19 years, the most common cancer being leukemia. This work Object to establish the education of the primary caregiver of children admitted to the onco-hematology area of a Specialties Hospital in the city of Guayaquil, 2020. The methodology applied is descriptive, cross-sectional, prospective. In a sample of 50 people in charge of caring for cancer patients. The instrument used was the Family Version Quality of Life questionnaire addressed to caregivers of cancer patients and the Zarit Overload Scale. The results showed that the predominant sex was women 60% in age from 31 - 50 (30%) from the coast 50%, with primary education level 58% dedicated to the home 52%, according to the relationship is Mom 44% who cares for children in an age range 6 to 9 years 50% with a diagnosis of Leukemia 36%. The level of overload showed to be slight as a score between 47-55 (62%), when measuring the state of physical well-being it was considered extremely poor 60%, the regular psychological and social state 50% each and 76% good spiritual health. In conclusion, it was shown that patients need to seek adequate information and training to cope with the medical condition of the person they are caring for.