Mujeres y cuidadoAbuelas cuidadoras

Resumen

Studies on the concept of care from many scientific disciplines have been in recent years. In Northern European countries this concept is linked to the gender as well as social policies in each State Regents. In an attempt to closer to the aim of our study we conducted a theoretical review of the concept of care from the point of view of the health of the people who carried it out, in this study; we focus on grandmothers caregivers, women either adult or older. The main objective of this research is to clarify the significance of the term care and their physical, mental, emotional and social impact of persons performing it within our society from a gender perspective. Another goal that we set is the design interventions that provide knowledge to face care and minimize the negative effects on health. This research was conducted with interviews in depth and sample were five women between 55 and 70 years in Seville. The results indicate how women, grandmothers in this case, assume the role of caring for their grandchildren for family needs and as under this necessity underlie the social obligation of by women the Act of caring for. On the other hand are indicators that show us how it affected your health at all levels and as the support by society are scarce.