Afrontamiento familiar de pacientes con bipolaridad
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2022-05
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Universidad de Guayaquil, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Carrera de Enfermería
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Introducción: Se considera al trastorno bipolar como una afección que puede causar en una persona cambios extremos en cuanto a su estado de ánimo, tales como depresión, estar triste, irritable, malhumorado; debido a su severidad, la persona puede presentar repercusiones severas en su funcionamiento académico, laboral, social y familiar. Objetivo: Explorar la experiencia del familiar en cuanto al afrontamiento de la enfermedad en pacientes con bipolaridad de área de Psiquiatría del Hospital Dr. Abel Gilbert Pontón – Guayaquil. Metodología: con una modalidad cualitativa, de tipo de investigación fenomenológica, se aplicaron entrevistas con preguntas abiertas no estructuradas a 5 participantes, previa autorización y firma del consentimiento informado, una vez recolectada la información fue interpretada, analizada y categorizada, Resultado: Se estableció la percepción de los familiares, identificando las emociones que se presentan, como depresión, tristeza, agresividad, represión social, apatía en el paciente, lo cual afecta a los familiares; este cambio de emociones y los recursos limitados, también afectaron física, mental y emocionalmente a los familiares; es que existieron elementos favorecedores como el apoyo familiar, así como elementos limitantes, como la falta de apoyo, lo cual repercute en el familiar para poder afrontar el diagnóstico de su pariente. Conclusión: Los familiares de los pacientes con trastorno bipolar, presentaron durante el afrontamiento, diferentes elementos que limitaron su resistencia, por tanto, como profesionales de la salud, es necesario intervenir a través de la educación, para identificar estas necesidades y así poder demonstrar las estrategias que pueden aplicar en el manejo del paciente, alcanzando un mejor afrontamiento.
Introduction: Bipolar disorder is considered as a condition that can cause extreme changes in a person's mood, such as depression, being sad, irritable, moody; Due to its severity, the person can have severe repercussions on their academic, work, social and family functioning. Objective: To explore the experience of the relative in terms of coping with the disease in patients with bipolarity in the Psychiatry area of the Hospital Dr. Abel Gilbert Pontón - Guayaquil. Methodology: with a qualitative modality, of the phenomenological research type, interviews with unstructured open questions were applied to 5 participants, prior authorization and signing of the informed consent, once the information was collected, it was interpreted, analyzed and categorized. Result: The perception of family members, through which emotions that usually occur, such depression, sadness, aggressiveness, social repression, lack of empathy in the patient, which affects the family member, were identified; On the other hand this change of emotions and the limited resources also affected the relatives physically and mentally; is that there were favorable elements such as family support as well as limiting elements, such as lack of support, which has repercussions on the relative to be able face the diagnosis of their patient. Conclusion: Relatives of patients with bipolar disorder, presented during coping, different elements that limited their resistance, therefore, as health professionals, is necessary to intervene through education, to identify these needs and thus be able to demonstrate the strategies that can be applied in the management of the patient, achieving a better coping.
Introduction: Bipolar disorder is considered as a condition that can cause extreme changes in a person's mood, such as depression, being sad, irritable, moody; Due to its severity, the person can have severe repercussions on their academic, work, social and family functioning. Objective: To explore the experience of the relative in terms of coping with the disease in patients with bipolarity in the Psychiatry area of the Hospital Dr. Abel Gilbert Pontón - Guayaquil. Methodology: with a qualitative modality, of the phenomenological research type, interviews with unstructured open questions were applied to 5 participants, prior authorization and signing of the informed consent, once the information was collected, it was interpreted, analyzed and categorized. Result: The perception of family members, through which emotions that usually occur, such depression, sadness, aggressiveness, social repression, lack of empathy in the patient, which affects the family member, were identified; On the other hand this change of emotions and the limited resources also affected the relatives physically and mentally; is that there were favorable elements such as family support as well as limiting elements, such as lack of support, which has repercussions on the relative to be able face the diagnosis of their patient. Conclusion: Relatives of patients with bipolar disorder, presented during coping, different elements that limited their resistance, therefore, as health professionals, is necessary to intervene through education, to identify these needs and thus be able to demonstrate the strategies that can be applied in the management of the patient, achieving a better coping.
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AFRONTAMIENTO FAMILIAR, PACIENTES, TRASTORNO BIPOLAR