
handle: 10045/16903 , 10495/6733
El cuidado de familiares dependientes en casa es un fenómeno cada vez más extendido que se ha depositado en el ámbito de la privacidad y caracterizado por ser femenino. Quizás por ello sea una asignatura pendiente en las políticas públicas de algunos países. Objetivo: explorar la bibliografía sobre cuidado familiar para destacar vacíos significativos alrededor de tres cuestiones: la naturaleza del cuidado, la carga del cuidado y la respuesta para aliviar esta carga. Con ello se pretende reunir y visibilizar un área de interés en Salud Pública y en Enfermería. Resultados: se argumenta que el cuidado familiar tiene elementos intangibles y, por lo tanto, susceptibles de ser investigados con métodos cualitativos; por otro lado, la carga del cuidado se debe considerar un asunto de desigualdad en salud. Conclusión: el cuidado familiar requiere hoy en día de mayor investigación y pluralidad en los enfoques investigativos, ya que sin una comprensión amplia de lo que implica no puede haber intervenciones efectivas; además, la salud colectiva, entendida como un campo de estudio, se beneficiará de las construcciones subjetivas y sociales que aportan los estudios de investigación cualitativa.
Family care is an increasingly common phenomenon that is situated in the private domain and characterized as a feminine domain. Because of this, it is a pending issue in the public policy of some countries. Objetive: the paper explores the family care literature to highlight significant gaps in three issues: the nature of care, the burden of care and t responses to alleviate this burden. The aim is to make visible an area of interest in Public Health and Nursing. Results: it is argued that family care has intangible features and therefore it is amenable to research using qualitative methods. It is also argued that the burden of care must be considered as an issue of inequity in health. Conclusions: the area of family care requires today more research and diverse approaches as without a wide understanding of family care there cannot be effective intervention; in addition, collective health, understood as a study area, would benefit from the subjective and social constructions of qualitative research studies.
Cuidadores de familia, RT1-120, health service research, política de salud, health policy, Nursing, 551, Política de salud, Health policy, family care, Investigación sobre atención en salud, Health service research, Enfermería, cuidadores de familia, Family care, investigación sobre atención en salud
Cuidadores de familia, RT1-120, health service research, política de salud, health policy, Nursing, 551, Política de salud, Health policy, family care, Investigación sobre atención en salud, Health service research, Enfermería, cuidadores de familia, Family care, investigación sobre atención en salud
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