Effectiveness of problem-solving technique in caring for family caregivers: a clinical trial study in an urban area of Catalonia (Spain).

Aims And Objectives: To evaluate the effectiveness of the problem-solving technique in reducing symptoms of anxiety and depression among primary caregivers and to describe and evaluate the process carried out by nurses to find strengths and areas of improvement.

Background: In Spain, home care for the chronically ill patients and their family caregivers should be a priority in health and social policies due to the increase in ageing population and the progressive increase in dependent individuals. One of the areas involved is home-based nursing and counselling for family caregivers.

[Care for a family carer in Primary Care using the uncertainty theory].

This case discussion starts from the Uncertainty Theory of illness of Merle Mishel, who raised the idea that even without a solution to the uncertainty, a person should accept it as a part of their life and reinterpret it as an opportunity to promote a new view of life governed by probability. The author proposes theoretical concepts that allow the phenomena experienced by family caregivers to be approached from the perspective of their experiences and stress. It establishes uncertainty and indecisiveness as contradictions that should not create anxiety permanently.