Estrategias de afrontamiento en cuidadores primarios de niños(as) con cáncer de la fundación soñar en la ciudad de Cúcuta.

Abstract

Cancer is currently a chronic noncommunicable disease that needs to be addressed from an interdisciplinary perspective, in order to achieve adequate coping and adaptation to the facts related to this disease. In this regard, it should be noted that cancer in children (as) presents different behaviors than adults in terms of type, evolution, treatment and survival. When knowing the diagnosis and I predict the family next to the infant they initiate a process where a search of coping strategies takes place before the situation. Therefore, this research aims to describe the coping strategies of three primary caregivers of children with cancer Foundation Dream of the city of Cúcuta, from qualitative strategies, proposing a practical guide to facilitate future quality of each of them from the personal, family and social areas. It was carried out under the qualitative approach, of a case study type, where the researcher makes the collection of diverse experiences in order to describe and analyze them; in a sample of three primary caregivers of children with cancer from the Soñar Foundation in the city of Cúcuta. Information gathering techniques were used, such as the semi-structured interview, the non-participant observation and the life history, which allowed obtaining as results that the primary caregivers of children with cancer use combined coping strategies, showing to a greater degree the implementation of the active coping style.