Carmen De La Cuesta
Biographic Data
| ID | 271582 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Carmen De La Cuesta |
| GIVEN NAMES | Carmen |
| FAMILY NAME | De La Cuesta |
| SIGNATURE | DE LA CUESTA C |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Antioquia, Colombia, and University of Alicante, Spain |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1993 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Tenerlos En La Casa
The environment has been found to be critical to the well-being of patients with dementia. The purpose of this study was to describe strategies Colombian caregivers used in the home to manage the care of relatives with dementia. Grounded theory techniques were used. Interviews were conducted in Medellín, Colombia, with 18 primary caregivers and 2 health care professionals. Participant observations were conducted in caregivers’ support groups and …
The Craft of Care
Family caregiving is attracting more attention from policy makers and service providers, but managing a chronic condition in the home is a very complex activity that usually remains invisible to health care professionals. The study’s purpose was to identify strategies family caregivers used in the home to care for their relatives who have dementia. The author collected data from interviews with 18 caregivers and 2 health care professionals, and f…
Taking Love Seriously
Findings from a qualitative research study of the context of adolescent pregnancy are presented. Participants were 21 pregnant adolescents from Medellín, Colombia, and nearby villages in the region. Data were collected by means of 21 qualitative interviews, and analysis followed grounded theory procedures. The study reveals that adolescent pregnancy occurs in the context of a “genuine love affair” in which ideas of romantic love and gender rules …
Fringe work
Fringe work is a category developed in a grounded theory study into health visiting, accounting for a series of activities that health visitors were not expected or supposed to engage in. It is mainly a response to the deficiencies or gaps that health visitors encountered in both the health care and social systems, and operates by mobilising, developing and substituting resources. Fringe work highlights for the client the relevance of the health …
Fringe work
Fringe work is a category developed in a grounded theory study into health visiting, accounting for a series of activities that health visitors were not expected or supposed to engage in. It is mainly a response to the deficiencies or gaps that health visitors encountered in both the health care and social systems, and operates by mobilising, developing and substituting resources. Fringe work highlights for the client the relevance of the health …
Fringe work
Fringe work is a category developed in a grounded theory study into health visiting, accounting for a series of activities that health visitors were not expected or supposed to engage in. It is mainly a response to the deficiencies or gaps that health visitors encountered in both the health care and social systems, and operates by mobilising, developing and substituting resources. Fringe work highlights for the client the relevance of the health …
Taking Love Seriously
Findings from a qualitative research study of the context of adolescent pregnancy are presented. Participants were 21 pregnant adolescents from Medellín, Colombia, and nearby villages in the region. Data were collected by means of 21 qualitative interviews, and analysis followed grounded theory procedures. The study reveals that adolescent pregnancy occurs in the context of a “genuine love affair” in which ideas of romantic love and gender rules …
Tenerlos En La Casa
The environment has been found to be critical to the well-being of patients with dementia. The purpose of this study was to describe strategies Colombian caregivers used in the home to manage the care of relatives with dementia. Grounded theory techniques were used. Interviews were conducted in Medellín, Colombia, with 18 primary caregivers and 2 health care professionals. Participant observations were conducted in caregivers’ support groups and …
The Craft of Care
Family caregiving is attracting more attention from policy makers and service providers, but managing a chronic condition in the home is a very complex activity that usually remains invisible to health care professionals. The study’s purpose was to identify strategies family caregivers used in the home to care for their relatives who have dementia. The author collected data from interviews with 18 caregivers and 2 health care professionals, and f…
Psychology (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Grounded theory (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Qualitative research (3 works) · Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues (2 works) · Craft (2 works) · Dementia (2 works) · Disease (2 works) · Family caregivers (2 works)