Index de Enfermeria
Volume 27, Issue 1-2, 2018, Pages 18-22

Caring for first-generation immigrant children within the health services of madrid (Spain) [Los cuidados de los hijos de la primera generación de inmigrados en el contexto de las instituciones sanitarias de Madrid (España)] (Article)

González Pascual J.L.* , Esteban Gonzalo L. , Cardenete Reyes C. , Rodríguez García M. , Gómez Cantarino M.S. , Moreno Preciado M.
  • a Universidad Europea de Madrid (UEM), Villaviciosa de Odón, Madrid, Spain
  • b Universidad Europea de Madrid (UEM), Villaviciosa de Odón, Madrid, Spain
  • c Universidad Europea de Madrid (UEM), Villaviciosa de Odón, Madrid, Spain
  • d Universidad Europea de Madrid (UEM), Villaviciosa de Odón, Madrid, Spain
  • e Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha (UCLM), Campus de Toledo, Spain
  • f Universidad Camilo José Cela (UCJC), Madrid, Spain

Abstract

Objective: To explore the care provided to immigrant children and the relationships between nurses and immigrant parents within the Madrid health services (Spain). Methods: Qualitative case-study design with ethnographic approach. Field observations took place in two hospitals and a primary health care center. Twenty-four interviews were recorded and qualitative analysis of the data was conducted via the constant comparison method. Results: Results are shown in three sections: (1) Being an immigrant parent; (2) The health system and immigrants; and (3) Cultural care. Conclusions: The differences between the immigrant parents and the Spanish parents were centered on practices such as child hygiene, co-sleeping, the kangaroo-mother method, caring for the umbilical cord, clothing, and breastfeeding. The language barrier, gender roles, family composition and other socioeconomic factors influence the care. When studying the relationships between nurses and immigrants, the context in which these occur is highly relevant, and includes both the societal context and that of the health services. © 2018, Fundacion Index. All rights reserved.

Author Keywords

Cultural care immigrants Organizational cultura

Index Keywords

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Link
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ISSN: 11321296
Original Language: Spanish