Cómo apoyar al cuidador de un enfermo en el final de la vida

Abstract

The one who takes care of a patient during the end of his life, must be especially protected by its community, not only as he is the last and stronger link of a chain of solidarity but because will also need social support in order to take care the one who is suffering, this will allow him to endure this process, facing his own reality and enabling to face death in peace. For these objectives to be reached, the health team must recognize the caregiver as a part of a therapeutic triangle in which family– the patient– and physician– are one unit; maintaining all the time a constant proactive attitude to communicate with the patient, through a process of education that improves his caring skills, identifying and resolving potential problems and defining strategies that would satisfy care giver’s needs with the support of a social – sanitary network.