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Abstract

The illness generates big transformations in the family environment;
therefore, we need to ensure and take care of the ill. The present article discusses the principles for the person who is going to take care of the ill;
therefore, the function of this caregiver promotes their caretaker’s wellbeing, but this caregiver also needs a psychological as well as a physical support system in order for better care, which can be a difficult task, principally in the psychological aspect. In this sense this article’s objective is to understand the importance, needs, and observations of the  caregiver, generally a family member of the hospitalized. It is field research in the qualitative nature that family members are generally used as a search tool, in this case through interviews, six caregivers of the patients from the Section of Oncology from San Jose Hospital in the city of Criciúma/SC, Brought up the realization that caregivers required greater attention by the hospital and the professionals in health.