Camejo DJG, Coro CZ, Reyes MD

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ABSTRACT

Introduction: at present the study of stress in primary or main caregiver is considered of great impact in a general sense, which represents this figure for the patient. Objective: to characterize stress in the primary or main caregiver in pediatric onco-hematology service of Pinar del Río. Method: a descriptive and cross-sectional study. The sample consisted of 40 caregivers of patients with hematologic malignancies from May 2016 to January 2017. Observation, documentary analysis, interview, stress vulnerability test, IDARE inventory to assess anxiety and IDERE method for the diagnosis of depression was applied. Results: stress is reported in all cases, anxiety and depression reach high rates, and fear, nervousness, anger in addition to irritability are described within the most represented emotional manifestations, where health is of a great importance for children, with great impact on physical and emotional well-being of the caregiver, generating levels of stress. Conclusions: the quality and intensity of the feelings experienced during emotional stimulation seem to be the most peculiar and important characteristics in this whole process. The perception of health status is experienced by the caregiver allowing him/her to value the fact that behind a seemingly order there is a well-structured belief of disease and gravity, generating fear that is associated with anxiety and depression.