Socio-community care of people with disabilities: Experiences of caregivers living in south-central zone of Chile.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Care involves unequal relationships between gender, corporal conditions and responsibilities. This is especially sensitive for the participation and socio-community inclusion of people with disabilities and their caregivers.

Aim

To analyze the perceptions of caregivers regarding the construction of socio-community care for people with disabilities in the south-central Zone of Chile.

Method

Qualitative study from a situated feminist perspective. Ten semi-structured interviews were conducted with women caregivers of people with disabilities during the years 2021-2022. The interviews were based on qualitative thematic analysis.

Results

The analysis revealed two central categories and six emerging subcategories: a) The world of the system; a.1) Health

SUBMITTER: Pino-Moran JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12822954 | biostudies-literature | 2026

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature