Adaptación al castellano del inventario de duelo complicado / No disponible

Introducción: el proceso de duelo se puede complicar y prolongar en el tiempo, dando lugar a un duelo patológico o complicado, generando un sufrimiento añadido a la pérdida de un ser querido. Es necesario contar con instrumentos de evaluación que nos permitan diferenciar las reacciones normales de las que no lo son, para poder intervenir y facilitar el ajuste a la pérdida de los deudos. Objetivo: adaptar al castellano el Inventory of Complicated Grief -Inventario de Duelo Complicado- (IDC), cuestionario que permite diagnosticar el duelo patológico. Material y método: se realizó una adaptación transcultural del IDC, y se estimaron las propiedades psicométricas del instrumento mediante el análisis de la fiabilidad (consistencia interna y estabilidad en el tiempo), la validez factorial (análisis factorial tipo rotación varimax) y la validez convergente(correlación del IDC con las escalas de Beck de ansiedad y depresión y con el Inventario de experiencias en duelo) en una muestra de 87 deudos. Resultados: el análisis de consistencia interna mostró un alfa de Cronbach del IDC adaptado al castellano de 0,88, y una fiablidad test-retest de 0,81. Del análisis factorial del IDC adaptado al castellano resultaron 3 factores que explicaron el 50,2% de la varianza del IDC total, y la correlación del IDC con la escala de ansiedad fue 0,24 y 0,43 con la de depresión. ElIDC presenta correlaciones positivas con 9 subescalas del Inventario de duelo complicado que oscilan entre 0,21 y 0,31. Conclusiones: los resultados obtenidos muestran que el IDC adaptado al castellano presenta adecuadas propiedades psicométricas, similares a la versión original. El IDC es un instrumento sencillo que permitirá distinguirlas reacciones normales de duelo de las complicadas, lo que facilitará, en gran medida, la planificación de las intervenciones en los deudos en proceso de duelo (AU)

Introduction: the grieving process can become complicated and prolonged over time, leading to pathological or complicated mourning, and generating suffering added to the loss of a loved one. There is a need for assessment tools allowing to differentiate between normal reactions and maladaptive symptoms in order to intervene and facilitate adjustment to loss. Objective: the aim of this study was to develop a Spanish version of the Inventory of Complicated Grief, and to explore its psychometric properties. Material and method: we conducted a cross-cultural adaptation ofIDC, and studied the psychometric properties of the instrument by analyzing its reliability (internal consistency and stability over time), factorial validity (factor analysis varimax rotation rate), and convergent validity(correlation of IDC with Beck scales for anxiety and depression, and theGrief Experiences Inventory) in a sample of 87 conjugally bereaved relatives. Results: the analysis of the adapted IDC showed an internal consistency of 0.88 Cronbach alpha, and a test-retest reliability of 0.81. A factorial analysis of the adapted IDC provided 3 factors that explained 50.2% of the total variance of IDC. The correlation of IDC with the level of anxiety was 0.24, and 0.43 with depression. IDC presents positive correlations with 9 subscales of the Grief Experience Inventory, ranging from 0.21 to 0.31. Conclusions: data show that the Spanish adaptation has good psychometric properties, similar to the original version. IDC, as validated and adapted into Spanish, is a useful tool for the identification and follow-up of symptoms of complicated grief, and allows to schedule interventions to facilitate adaptation to loss (AU)

Control of oncologic pain in relief of suffering. Our experience.

BACKGROUND: Pain and suffering are not synonymous terms. The concept of suffering is wider than just physical pain. People can suffer for multiple causes, pain among them, but it is not the only reason since <>. If our main objective is the achievement of the well-being and the relief of pain, it will be necessary, according to Lazarus, Folkman, Chapman, Gravin, Bayés and Labrador, to reduce or eliminate the physical (cancer, pain and so on) and psychosocial harm (loneliness, culpability, etc.) perceived like a threat and to increase the perception of control about this situation. AIMS: The main objectives of our work were: First: to evaluate the efficacy of a tool that allows the identification of the symptoms perceived by the patient as a threat in order to reduce or suppress them and empower their resources at the same time; and secondly to evaluate the incidence of pain in the suffering. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Our tool includes the following groups of variables: subjective perception of the time course, emotional aspects, concerns and confrontation strategies, perception of adaptation and sense of life, perceived support and pain. This tool has been tested in 73 oncologic patients, 31 men and 42 women, mean aged 55, 41 (SD = 14, 54) visited at the Medical Oncology Service of La Paz Hospital. RESULTS: Mainly, people who refers great suffering are those with more pain (p < 0.05); while patients with less suffering and higher well-being are those that use strategies to face their situation (p < 0.05). Our tool reduces perceived threats and that reflects the need for a good control of pain and at the same time to empower the resources to relieve the suffering as much as possible. CONCLUSION: The referred tool seems to be effective in order to easy the intervention to relieve the suffering.