Las condiciones del cuidado en familias antioqueñas con un miembro con trastorno afectivo bipolar
ABSTRACT: This article is a report on the research “Care practices and family burden in families from Antioquia, Colombia, with a member diagnosed with bipolar affective disorder”. Objective: To recognize the context of the care provided to family members diagnosed with such disorder. Method: a qual...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2013 |
| País: | Colombia |
| Institución: | Universidad de Antioquia |
| Repositorio: | Repositorio UdeA |
| Idioma: | español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:bibliotecadigital.udea.edu.co:10495/2721 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/10495/2721 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Trastorno bipolar Cuidados familiares Cuidadores Relaciones familiares con enfermos mentales Estrés Agotamiento Bipolar Disorder Family Caregivers |
| Sumario: | ABSTRACT: This article is a report on the research “Care practices and family burden in families from Antioquia, Colombia, with a member diagnosed with bipolar affective disorder”. Objective: To recognize the context of the care provided to family members diagnosed with such disorder. Method: a qualitative study using the phenomenological and hermeneutic approach was done. Data were collected via in-depth interviews with the 12 families participating in the study, and a genogram was built. Results: two factors explain the increased stress and fatigue observed in family members taking care of a person with a mental condition: the first one is associated with the caregiver, and the second one, with the material and immaterial conditions of the care provided. Conclusions: (1) stress and fatigue are low when individuals willingly choose to take care of the person with a mental condition and thus define themselves as caregivers; (2) the quality and type of the bond established between the diseased person and the caregiver are strong predictors of family stress and fatigue; (3) this condition challenges the identity of the family and that of each one of its members. |
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