Family caregivers: Competence in the care of the chronically ill

Autores: Peñaranda Pabón Elkin Herney, Rico Medina Yury Alexandra, Rozo Hurtado Yoli Andreina

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Introduction: Because of the high demand and costs of care, chronic diseases have shown an increasing number of caregivers who develop their role without the required training and skill. Objective: To describe the capacity for home care of caregivers of patients with chronic illness in a service provider institution of San José de Cúcuta. Materials and methods: Descriptive quantitative cross-sectional study, developed in the fi rst half of 2017. The sample was composed by 360 caregivers of patients with chronic disease. We used the instruments developed by the Chronic Patient Care Group of the Faculty of Nursing of the National University of Colombia called: GCPC-UN-C © - technical characterization chart for family caregivers of patients with chronic non-transferable disease and the instrument “Caring” - short version to measure the competence of care at home. Results: In the study, low and medium levels of competence of the caregivers were reported in the exercise of their role, and the categories Knowledge and Enjoyment (Welfare) were more affected. It is important to note that caregivers with a high level of competence were not reported. Conclusion: The results show that the need for nursing intervention in strengthening the competence of caregivers remains an important constant of professional performance.

Palabras clave: Chronic disease chronic patient caregiver competencies

2018-04-10   |   586 visitas   |   Evalua este artículo 0 valoraciones

Vol. 15 Núm.1. Enero-Junio 2018 Pags. 7-17 Rev Cien y Cuid 2018; 15(1)