Clinical practice guideline for psychooncologic diagnosis and treatment of primary caregivers of cancer patients

  • Oscar Galindo Vázquez Facultad de Psicología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Servicio de Psico-oncología, Instituto Nacional de Cancerología. México
  • Edith Rojas Castillo Servicio de Psico-oncología, Instituto Nacional de Cancerología. México
  • Leticia Ascencio Huertas Servicio de Cuidados paliativos, Instituto Nacional de Cancerología. México
  • Abelardo Meneses García Director General, Instituto Nacional de Cancerología.México
  • José Luis Aguilar Ponce Subdirección de Medicina Interna, Instituto Nacional de Cancerología. México
  • Eduardo Olvera Manzanilla Servicio de Psico-oncología, Instituto Nacional de Cancerología. México
  • Felipe Diez Martínez Servicio de Psico-oncología, Instituto Nacional de Cancerología. México
  • Salvador Alvarado Aguilar Servicio de Psico-oncología, Instituto Nacional de Cancerología. México
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_PSIC.2015.v12.n1.48906
Keywords: Primary caregiver, cancer, clinical practice Guidelines, psycho-oncology.

Abstract

Introduction: The primary caregivers play a crucial role in the care of cancer patients, which commonly represent complex care tasks. Caregivers of patients may experience various physical and psychological effects, and poor social functioning.

Objective: To provide at psychooncology services of an algorithm with sufficient elements for diagnosis and psychosocial treatment of primary caregivers of patients with cancer elements. Method: A literature search in PsycInfo, Medline LatinIndex in the period of 2005 to 2014.

Results: This algorithm is divided into two key points: 1) Evaluation and 2) Treatment of primary caregiver. More used instruments are CES-D, BDI, IDARE, HADS and POMS. For Burden ECCZ and CRA; the psycho-educational interventions, training and therapeutic orientation have beneficial effects for this population.

Conclusions: The algorithm provides a process of decision making for the diagnosis and psychooncologic treatment of the primary caregiver.

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Published
2015-04-20
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Galindo Vázquez O., Rojas Castillo E., Ascencio Huertas L., Meneses García A., Aguilar Ponce J. L., Olvera Manzanilla E., Diez Martínez F. y Alvarado Aguilar S. (2015). Clinical practice guideline for psychooncologic diagnosis and treatment of primary caregivers of cancer patients. Psicooncología, 12(1), 87-104. https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_PSIC.2015.v12.n1.48906
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Vol. 12 No. 1 (2015)
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