Processo de Resiliência em Cuidadores Familiares de Pacientes Leucêmicos.

Abstract

This dissertation aims to understand how the process of resilience happens in family caregivers of leukemia patients, whether it s acute or chronic, lymphatic or myeloid. It s presented in two articles: the first article is a systematic review of literature and the second one is empirical research. The aim of this revision was to present a global view of the national and international study about resilience in family caregivers of chronic diseases, from articles published and filed between 2005 and 2015. It was reached 34 studies to make this article. It concludes that researches about family caregivers has grown around the world, with the increase of anual publications. However, the fact that the concept is not unanimous to the researchers makes it dificult to have just one way of thinking about the theme. It was also perceived that latin publishment, specially in Brazil is still very much underdeveloped. When talking about empirical research, it s wise to recall that it s related to a quality study about series cases, with variations of quantities, descriptive and exploratory. It took part in the research 14 family caregivers followed by their leukemia patients, ten women and four men, with ages between 20 and 69 years old. Futhermore, as considered resilience as a process, it was possible to realize the way each family caregivers live the experience. Although, some factors were detected as regular to them when talking about promoters or inhibitors inside the process, the most relevant were the social support and life quality. It was detailed as the major difficulties faced by the families caregivers when they assumed the function. Therefore, to study the phenomenon which shows the human s potential, as in the resilience, has been more necessary. This happens because to understand how people can face extremely stressful situations, get over them and grow up in front them, makes the health professionals pay close attention to these phenomenon, making it possible to create programs and favorables projects in this field of overcoming and human development.