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Caregiving Mothers Face Anxiety and Overload in Public Hospitals in Venezuela
Katherine Martínez, director of the NGO Prepara Familia, warned that mothers caring for children and adolescents with chronic illnesses in public hospitals face a severe deterioration of their physical and mental health due to caregiving overload, deficiencies in the hospital system, and lack of institutional support. By María Iriarte / Radio Fe y Alegría Noticias [...]
TL;DR
- Mothers caring for chronically ill children in Venezuelan public hospitals face severe physical and mental health decline.
- A study of 100 mothers found 77% experience anxiety, 21% are permanently sad, and most have sleep and eating difficulties.
- Hospital system deficiencies, including power outages and lack of medical supplies, worsen the caregivers' situation.
- 71% of mothers dedicate all day to caregiving, with less than an hour for themselves, leading to personal health problems and guilt.
- Many mothers relocate alone to Caracas due to transport costs, losing family support.
- The NGO Prepara Familia advocates for state development of public care policies and a national care system.