NDLI: Análisis de género de las percepciones y actitudes de los y las profesionales de atención primaria ante el cuidado informal.

Content Provider	World Health Organization (WHO)-Global Index Medicus
Author	Del Mar García-calvente, María Del Río Lozano, María Castaño López, Esther Mateo Rodríguez, Inmaculada Maroto Navarro, Gracia Hidalgo Ruzzante, Natalia
Description	Author Affiliation: del Mar García-Calvente M ( Escuela Andaluza de Salud Pública, Granada, España. mariadelmar.garcia.easp@juntadeandalucia.es)
Abstract	OBJECTIVES: To analyze primary care professionals' perceptions and attitudes to informal care from a gender perspective. METHODS: We performed a qualitative study using interviews and a discussion group. Eighteen primary care professionals were selected in the Health District of Grenada (Spain) by means of intentional sampling. Content analysis was performed with the following categories: a) perceptions: concepts of dependency and informal care, gender differences and impact on health, b) attitudes: not in favor of change, in favor of change and the right not to provide informal care. RESULTS: The health professionals emphasized the non-professional, free and strong emotional component of informal care. These professionals assigned the family (especially women) the main responsibility for caregiving and used stereotypes to differentiate between care provided by men and by women. The professionals agreed that women had a greater psychological burden associated with care, mainly because they more frequently provide caregiving on their own than men. Three major attitudes emerged among health professionals about informal care: those who did not question the current situation and idealized the family as the most appropriate framework for caregiving; those who proposed changes toward a more universal dependency system that would relieve families; and those who adopted an intermediate position, favoring education to achieve wellbeing in caregivers and prevent them from ceasing to provide care. CONCLUSIONS: We identified perceptions and attitudes that showed little sensitivity to gender equality, such as a conservative attitude that assigned the family the primary responsibility for informal care and some sexist stereotypes that attributed a greater ability for caregiving to women. Specific training in gender equality is required among health professionals to reduce inequalities in informal care.
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ISSN	02139111
Issue Number	4
Volume Number	24
e-ISSN	15781283
Journal	Gaceta Sanitaria
Language	Spanish
Publisher	Elsevier
Publisher Date	2010-07-01
Publisher Place	Spain
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Subject Keyword	Discipline Public Health Attitude Of Health Personnel Home Nursing Primary Health Care Female Humans Male Sex Factors Questionnaires English Abstract Journal Article Research Support, Non-u.s. Gov't
Alternative Title	Gender analysis of primary care professionals' perceptions and attitudes to informal care
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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