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Revista Información Científica
versão On-line ISSN 1028-9933
Resumo
VILATO FROMETA, Liudmila et al. Health of families with children and adolescents with cancer. Rev. inf. cient. [online]. 2018, vol.97, n.3, pp. 606-615. ISSN 1028-9933.
Introduction:
family health implies a systemic approach that involves the functioning and the harmonious transition of the family through the stages of the life cycle.
Objective:
to diagnose the health of family members who have children and adolescents suffering from cancer, belonging to the "4 de Abril" University Polyclinic of the Guantanamo municipality.
Method:
a descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out in 9 families found from September 2013 to June 2014. The theoretical-methodological model of family health assessment was used, which includes as evaluation instruments, the perception test of the family functioning and the inventory of risk family characteristics. Results: the crossing of the results gave rise to the family health matrix. Paranormative crises were present in 66.6 % of families due to dismemberment. Only 33.3 % of the families were functional. In the socio-economic and cultural context in 77.7 % of the families, characteristics that constitute a potential risk to the health of the group were evidenced.
Conclusions:
the studied families presented serious affectation of family health due to a high prevalence of risk characteristics, as well as the predominance of family dysfunctionality, a situation that places them in a condition of over exertion to face daily life.
Palavras-chave : family health; family; oncopediatrics; family health matrix; family evaluation.