Incertidumbre en el cuidador familiar de pacientes terminales hospitalizados y su asociación con carga de síntomas y funcionalidad del paciente

Abstract

According to the definition of palliative care given by the World Health Organization Health WHO (1), the objective of the Palliative Care service is focused on improving the quality of life of the patient and his family, which could be summarized in the care of the dyad patient – ​​family. From this perspective, the family is part of the object to be cared for, and within From the parental framework, the family caregiver becomes an essential part of the palliative approach