Space-time dimension and acts-attitudes of care in the family experience

Abstract

Objective: to understand the space-time dimension and acts, attitudes of care in family experience of chronic illness situation. Method: comprehensive Approach, conducted as "the study of the situation", with the empirical material of three family experiences of care and illness. The analysis allowed us to intuit some "notions about the care" of them and extract the space-time dimension and acts-attitudes of care as their substance. Results: we demonstrated different ways of caring and being/living with others in care, such as the modeling produced by the family in their daily lives, taking this as a privileged space-time provision of care and virtuous acts-care attitudes of family members and of health professionals throughout the experience of illness, that provided that care happen. Conclusion: health professionals need to want to shape the care provided for people aiming to become support and referral care for families, adding to its potential care in building a "careful with".