Rol del cuidador en un paciente cuadripléjico orientado a la teoría de Kristen Swanson

Abstract

Introduction: Spinal cord injury is damage to any part of the spinal cord, which implies changes in the functions of the different parts of the body; This damage can be partial or complete, limiting the motor and sensory function of various parts of the person's body. Worldwide, each year 250,000 to 500,000 people suffer from spinal cord injury, the male gender being more prone; Spinal cord injury is the first cause of paralysis like quadriplegia and only 0.9% of these patients have a complete recovery, being prone to dying at an early age or suffering pathologies, affecting independence, autonomy, as well as social aspects and psychological of the person; however, not only the patient is affected, since the caregiver faces various problems due to providing care on a daily basis. The caregivers are mostly family members who have not received training, nor do they have the necessary knowledge about the disability they face, limiting the patient's progress and increasing the overload in their role as caregiver; Caregiver overload is the state of psychological exhaustion, be it anxiety, depression or stress, physical fatigue, social isolation and deterioration of the economy.