Study of the Stress of Family Caregivers of Cancer Patients

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https://doi.org/10.15448/1980-6108.2025.1.46481

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cancer, family caregiver, psychological stress, oncology.

Abstract

Introdução: O papel da família no cuidado ao paciente oncológico é fundamental, mas pode causar estresse aos cuidadores. Este estudo tem como objetivo identificar o estresse, bem como avaliar a relação com as redes de apoio e determinar o perfil sociodemográfico dos cuidadores familiares de pacientes com câncer atendidos no estado do Pará. Métodos: Estudo realizado com 150 cuidadores familiares adultos de pacientes internados em um centro de tratamento oncológico. Foram coletados dados sociodemográficos e aplicada a Escala de Estresse Percebido. Estatísticas descritivas e inferenciais foram utilizadas para análise dos dados. Resultados: Os maiores escores de estresse foram encontrados no sexo feminino. Houve relação entre o nível de estresse e local de residência e escolaridade. Discussão: O apoio à saúde mental dos cuidadores é essencial. A carga emocional associada pode ser aliviada com o apoio familiar. Conclusões: Existe uma necessidade contínua de apoio e intervenção para cuidadores de pacientes com câncer.

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Dangilla Ribeiro dos santos, State University of Pará (UEPA), Belém, PA, Brazil.

Undergraduate in Medicine at the State University of Pará (UEPA), in Belém, PA, Brazil.

Fernando Lourenzo Rocha Vianna Oliveira, State University of Pará (UEPA), Belém, PA, Brazil.

Graduating in Medicine from the State University of Pará (UEPA), in Belém, PA, Brazil.

Luan Nascimento Pereira de Amorim, State University of Pará (UEPA), Belém, PA, Brazil.

Graduating in Medicine from the Universidade do Estado do Pará (UEPA), in Belém, PA, Brazil.

Lucas Matheus Marinho de Miranda, State University of Pará (UEPA), Belém, PA, Brazil.

Graduating in Medicine from the Universidade do Estado do Pará (UEPA), in Belém, PA, Brazil.

Vanessa Vinente de Oliveira, State University of Pará (UEPA), Belém, PA, Brazil.

Undergraduate in Medicine at the State University of Pará (UEPA), in Belém, PA, Brazil.

Paula Cíntia Machado Sampaio, University Hospital of Belém, PA, Brazil.

Clinical oncologist, head of the clinical oncology service at the João de Barros Barreto University Hospital (HUJBB), in Belém, PA, Brazil.

Francisco Xavier Palheta Neto, State University of Pará (UEPA), Belém, PA, Brazil.

PhD in Neuroscience and Cell Biology and Associate Professor III at the Federal University of Pará (UFPA) and the State University of Pará (UEPA), in Belém, PA, Brazil.

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2025-01-31

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Ribeiro dos santos, D., Fernando Lourenzo Rocha Vianna Oliveira, Luan Nascimento Pereira de Amorim, Lucas Matheus Marinho de Miranda, Vanessa Vinente de Oliveira, Paula Cíntia Machado Sampaio, & Francisco Xavier Palheta Neto. (2025). Study of the Stress of Family Caregivers of Cancer Patients. Scientia Medica, 35(1), e46481. https://doi.org/10.15448/1980-6108.2025.1.46481

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