المشكلات التي تعاني منها أسر مرضى السرطان و دور الخدمة الاجتماعية في التخفيف من حدتها : دراسة ميدانية على مستشفى الملك سلمان التخصصي بمدينة حائل

الملخص EN

The current study aimed to : identify the social, economic, psychological, and family problems that families of cancer patients suffer from, and reveal the roles of social workers in alleviating the severity of these problems.

the social survey approach was used, and the study population represented families of cancer patients in the city of Hail, and working social workers.

at king Salman hospital in the city of Hail, the study sample included (40) members of the families of cancer patients who were selected by random sampling method and (15) social workers who were selected by the comprehensive enumeration method.

two questionnaires were prepared to collect data, one of which was directed to the families of cancer patients and the other was directed to to social workers, the results showed the multiplicity of problems facing the families of cancer patients, and at the forefront of the social problems facing the patients’ families were : the patient’s need for someone to accompany him constantly, the family’s suffering from failure to visit relatives and friends due to preoccupation with the patient, and the inability to share with others.

at social events, at the forefront of the economic problems facing patients’ families : the high cost of treatment, the increase in financial burdens in the family after one of its members is afflicted with cancer, and the impact of treatment expenses on the family budget.

at the forefront of the psychological problems facing patients’ families : feeling pain as a result of a look.

sympathy and compassion from others towards the patient, pessimism towards the future, and feelings of frustration due to the patient’s condition.

at the forefront of the family problems facing patients’ families are : the family’s lack of a sense of enthusiasm for life, the family’s weak ability to live normally, and the feeling that the family is threatened with disintegration.

the most important roles of the social worker in alleviating the severity of these problems were : providing useful advice on how to deal with the patient, working to raise the morale of the family and convincing them of the possibility of improving the patient’s condition, and informing the family of the complications of the disease and how to prevent them.