Cuidados informales de larga duración en España

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ID15530827
AutoresLina Masana (0000-0002-7298-8244, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, autor correspondente)
Ano2017
Volume13
Fascículo2
Páginas337-337
Data de publicação2017-07-17
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoSalud Colectiva (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1669-2381 • E-ISSN: 1851-8265
EditoraInstituto de Salud Colectiva, Universidad Nacional de Lanús (PUBLISHER • AR)
DOI10.18294/sc.2017.1237
PMID28832828
OpenAlexW2734906696
IdiomaES
Citações recebidas5
Referências citadas13

Caring for chronic illnesses at all ages represents a growing social and public health problem. Due to insufficient public coverage in Spain, around 80% of long-term care is provided by the sick person's social network. Based in ethnographic research on chronicity carried out between 2009 and 2013 in Spain, this article analyzes the problem of long-term informal care for middle-aged adults with chronic diseases. The results highlight the factors that condition, enhance or limit informal care: the personal, domestic and family situation of the sick person; the cyclical course of chronic diseases; and the social response to illness. The limitations of the informal care model suggest the need to listen to the voices of those affected in order to understand their real needs and adapt official programs oriented towards chronicity accordingly

Art · Humanities · Political science · Aging, Health, and Disability · Health, psychology, and well-being · Social Sciences and Policies