Factores de protección y de riesgo que inciden en el cuidado sociofamiliar y educativo de los usuarios y usuarias del Instituto de Parálisis Cerebral del Azuay, en Cuenca. Año 2023.

Abstract

Care for persons with disabilities encompasses a variety of factors that, as a whole, significantly influence their overall development. By exploring these factors, it is evidenced how they interact to configure quality in their welfare state, emphasizing protective elements that strengthen positive practices; and on the contrary, the risks that pose challenges in their socio-family and educational care. The objective of the research is to analyze the protective and risk factors that affect the socio-family and educational care of users of the Institute of Cerebral Palsy of the Azuay-IPCA, in Cuenca, in the year 2023. Within the methodology, a qualitative approach of phenomenological type and a descriptive scope was applied; for the collection of information, the instrument of the interview was applied to 15 legal representatives of the Institute of Cerebral Palsy of Azan, using a guide of semi-structured questions. The instrument was authorized and approved by authorities of the same institution. The Atlas Ti program was used for data processing. The results reveal that the family and the Cerebral Palsy Institute of Azuay play a fundamental role in the care of people with disabilities, with mothers being in charge of care; the results obtained from the interviews show that positive family dynamics, assertive communication, are protective factors in the care of your family member with disabilities; likewise identified the risks that influence care are the difficulties of families, economic, work and experiences of discrimination in society.