The cultural dialogue on the domestic dimension of care to immigrant caregivers in Spain

Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem

Isabel Morales-moreno¹  Maravillas Giménez-fernández¹  Paloma Echevarría-pérez¹ 

关键词: Caregivers;    Medicine;    Traditional;    Cultural Evolution;    Cultural Competence;    Self Care;    Cuidadores;    Medicina Tradicional;    Evolução Cultural;    Competência Cultural;    Autocuidado;    Cuidadores;    Medicina Tradicional;    Evolución Cultural;    Competencia Cultural;    Autocuidado;   

DOI  :  10.1590/0104-1169.0442.2620

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Objectives: to determine how the immigration phenomenon influences the response to informal care in the domestic level through the caregiver activity, and to analyze the cultural dialogue established in the residential area of Murcia (Spain).Method: This is an ethnographic study, conducted in 26 informal immigrant caregivers. As data collection instruments, semi-structured interviews and participant observation were employed. MAXQDA-2 assisted content analysis was also applied.Results: the immigrant caregiver is the main consumer of traditional medicines, extending these health practices to her home group. A cultural dialogue is established on informal care, characterized by interculturalism and mutual adaptation.Conclusions: cultural hybridization was identified for informal caregivers, immigrants and cultural integration: new health care practices and cultural behaviors in informal systems. There is a transformation in the roles of family members attended in domestic environments, increasing quality of life and self care. They represent an alternative to medicalization, promoting self-management of health.

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