Family caregivers-of patients with chronic renal failure terminal psychological stress

Abstract

Caregivers of Patients with Chronic Renal Failure Terminal1 suffer impairment in psychological and social order due to the unlikelihood of recovery as well as the uncertain and progressive course of this disease. In the municipality Guisa, Granma Province, there is a health problem regarding this issue, caregivers-relatives of patients with chronic renal failure Terminal (grades 4 and 5 of the disease in hemodialysis treatment) of the municipality constantly attend consultations Psychology and Psychiatry, specialist for help refer feel as stressed. Why this research shows held under the title "family caregivers of patients with end-chronic renal failure, the municipality Guise psychological stress" in order to determine the main manifestations of psychological stress in these caregivers. analysis-synthesis and inductive-deductive and the following techniques psychological evaluation: document review, interviews, observation, Anxiety Scale (STAI), Beck Inventory, Scale to comply with the same theoretical methods were applied Zarit and symptomatic Stress Scale. The results stated that the main manifestations of psychological stress of these caregivers are anxiety, depression, and loss of appetite, sleep disturbances, heartburn, fatigue, sweating and irritability. This research work has vital importance