Changes in the care context: challenges for nursing

Authors

  • Maribel Cruz-Ortiz Universidad de Salamanca
  • Cristina Jenaro-Río Universidad de Salamanca; Facultad de Psicología; Departamento de Personalidad, Evaluación y Tratamiento Psicológico
  • Ma. Del Carmen Pérez-Rodríguez Universidad Autónoma de San Luís Potosí; Facultad de Enfermería de San Luís Potosí
  • María Lourdes Hernández-Blanco Universidad Autónoma de San Luís Potosí; Facultad de Enfermería de San Luís Potosí
  • Noelia Flores-Robaina Universidad de Salamanca; Facultad de Psicología

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692011000400025

Keywords:

Care, Caregivers, Nursing

Abstract

This research aimed to identify global changes in the way of practicing and understanding care, as well as the demands population change has generated and the implications for family and professional caregivers. An integrative literature review was performed, identifying 284 papers with the following descriptors: care and caregivers, associated with the descriptor "Nursing", published between 2005 and 2010. Forty-one papers were selected that correspond to the intended goal. The results point towards a care transition model, reconfigured by new care demands, which are mainly associated with the increase in chronic conditions and population aging. In addition, the change in social and individual roles takes care beyond the family sphere and closer to shared social responsibility. Care is the axis around which nurses rotate. Hence, it is fundamental to analyze this context, which demands evolution in professional care development.

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Published

2011-08-01

Issue

Vol. 19 No. 4 (2011)

Section

Review Article

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How to Cite

Changes in the care context: challenges for nursing . (2011). Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem, 19(4), 1039-1046. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692011000400025