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Características del cuidador principal y su relación con la percepción de satisfacción de necesidades básicas del paciente terminal
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Pagliotti, Gloria Araneda Escobar, Andrea Aparicio Gatica, Pamela Escobar Olate, Gabriela Huaiquivil Astudillo, Karim Méndez |
| Copyright Year | 2006 |
| Abstract | Descriptive, trans-sectional, correlated study of the main caretaker (MC) for ill terminal patients, included in the Programme for Pain Allaying, Palliative Care Chillan. The study implied 170 patients, with a sample of 50 individuals. The aim was to determine the existing relationship between socio-demographic characteristics and health characteristics in MC, and the perception of satisfaction in basic needs of patient. A questionnaire prepared by the authors was applied between January and May 2004. Data processing were gathered according to Programme EpiInfo 6,0 and checked with Programme Infostast. Statistical tests of square Chi and Fisher Test were applied. The results were as followis: 62 % of the MC were around 41 years and older; 86 % of the MC were women; 52 % were single or with no steady-boyfriend or commonlaw-husband; 82 % were patient's relatives; 66 % of MC have financial income less to Pesos 100.000; 94 % were aware of their patient's prognosis; 80 % dedicated all their time to their patient's care; 78 % of the patients were dependant. It was observed that the social and demographic variables and those of health when related to perception of satisfaction of basic needs had no statistical significance in this study. |
| Starting Page | 79 |
| Ending Page | 86 |
| Page Count | 8 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.14198/cuid.2006.19.11 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://rua.ua.es/dspace/bitstream/10045/971/1/culturacuidados_19_11.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
