Capacidad de resiliencia de una paciente de tercera edad, al ser diagnosticada con la enfermedad de cáncer y Parkinson en la ciudad de Cúcuta, Norte de Santander.

Abstract

Introduction: Resilience is the ability of a person to face situations that cause physical and psychological stress in the life of the individual, which allows to continue projecting in the future regardless of the destabilizing events that may occur; Resilience also contributes to the mental health of the person and has been confirmed by many people who have gone through different traumatic situations that have been able to get through this way, dealing with these complicated situations in a better way, even at a higher level. since they develop and live better than before. (Gómez, Hernández, Romero y Zamora, 2017). Objective: To know the resilience capacity in a patient diagnosed with Cancer and Parkinson's through a case study, for the improvement of the quality of life. Methodology: The present investigation was carried out by means of a descriptive case study with the qualitative approach, also, the sample that was taken was a patient with a diagnosis of Cancer and Parkinson's, in addition to this, the information gathering techniques used for the development of the investigation was the semi-structured interview and the non-participant observation. Discussion: It was found that there are protective factors for resilience, which positively influenced the coping of the diagnosis. Thus, Michaud (1999), cited by Bacca, et al. (2014), conceptualize these factors as: "Those characteristics, facts or situations that increase the ability to face adverse circumstances and reduce the possibility of bio-psycho-social dysfunctions and imbalances, even under the effect of risk factors" It means that, these factors are responsible for preventing negative events from taking force on the meaning of life granted by that person, thus allowing to see things from a different perspective, without being affected in the functional areas. Conclusion: From the study conducted on the patient diagnosed with Cancer and Parkinson's, it is evidenced that B.E.A. He is a resilient person, since he has the ability to recognize and accept his illness, despite the symptoms and the affectation it generates.