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Adoption of the role of the primary caregiver of the adult patient following a hospital stay

Abstract:

Introduction: the fundamental axis of the patient is his family, it produces a change within the family nucleus in a hospitalization situation, demanding greater dedication of time to the affected person and leaving aside daily situations such as work, education, personal care, rest, etc. It fosters a situation of stress and anxiety that increases over time and becomes a burden, generally making the caregiver ill. Aim: to know the role of the main caregiver of an adult patient after a hospital stay. Methods: the present study has a quantitative, descriptive, non-experimental approach; the population studied is made up of 120 main caregivers who are in charge of adult patients discharged from the hospital unit. Data collection was through a physical survey for the analysis of the data collected for the assessment of the role of the caregiver of the chronic patient. Results: the main caregiver of an adult patient after a hospital stay in the majority respond that always with most of the questions asked in the survey having a percentage of 23 %, while they respond that almost always with a percentage of 19 %, sometimes with a percentage of 20 %, almost never with a percentage of 19 % and, never with a percentage of 19 % this refers that caregivers focus on the most time their role to play. Conclusions: the experience of caregiving involves responsibility and enormous effort, causing an increase in the caregiver’s burden.