Abstract

ROJAS TEJA, Jorge  and  ZUBIZARRETA ESTEVE, Magdalena. Reflections of life style and validity of self-care in primary health care. Rev Cubana Enfermer [online]. 2007, vol.23, n.1, pp. 0-0. ISSN 1561-2961.

The caring process is the result of the construction characteristic of each situation originated by the identification of the health problems and the real or potential needs of the person, family, or community demanding care. This construction is the product of the relation between those offering care and those demanding it. It may generate autonomy or dependence as a consequence of the activities assumed by the patient. Our goal is to analyze the reflections derived from the nurse's thinking, its validity, relation of life style and the self-care of the person, the family, and the community, described as a transcultural essential component at the primary health care level in Cuba . It is here, where we find the proper setting to assess the areas that should be examined by nurses to plan care, considering elements such as nutrition regime, toxic habits, religious beliefs, customs, cultural practices and values, stress, sexual behavior, human relations, and sense of life. A descriptive and informative work was done on the transcultural lifestyle, by making a bibliographical review and taking sides, according to the professional experience and the characteristics of our unique health system. Based on Orem and Leininger 's theories, it was possible to achieve a behaviour pattern in the nursing acting mode to give an updated holistic, established, responsible, coherent self-care, culturally adjusted to the personal needs, values, beliefs, and life styles.

Keywords : Self-care; life style.

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