Históricamente partimos del supuesto teórico, verificado empíricamente, que la profesión de enfermería es propia de las mujeres. Se han asociado en muy diversas sociedades y culturas, y a lo largo del tiempo, el acto de cuidar con el género femenino. Y además, mientras que la mujer ha permanecido invisible, recluida, sumisa y sin ningún prestigio social, la enfermería no ha existido como profesión. Podemos decir que la influencia del género en la profesión enfermera, ha provocado una falta de reconocimiento social de la misma, al estar asociados de forma simbólica los cuidados enfermeros a las cualidades intrínsicamente femeninas. Pero poco a poco esta visión está cambiando. La equidad de género ya es un hecho para muchas personas, de las cuales podemos aprender con su ejemplo de vida y de trabajo.

Objective: To investigate the meanings given by women caregivers to their care practices and to analyze the relationship between such practices and their work history. Method: This was a phenomenological qualitative cohort study conducted in Seville, Spain, with family caregivers. Data were collected using semi-structured interviews and submitted to content analysis, using Atlas-ti GmbH software version 5.0®. The following categories emerged: caregiving history and work history, and the meaning of care in their lives. Results: Twenty caregivers participated in the study. Women caregivers told stories of wide-ranging care, including several individuals in their family at different moments. They performed different forms of care, encompassing physical and social dimensions. Their discourse expressed the contradiction between their caregiving role and entering and/or maintaining their place in the labor market. Conclusion: The women expressed a concept of comprehensive care that includes responsibility, availability, and companionship, as well as emotional states, which greatly impact health. They tailored their participation in the labor market according to their family’s care needs. Thus, the gender perspective must be incorporated by health care providers who work with the health of caregivers.

La Relación de Cuidado es considerada como un proceso de atención integral que incluye los aspectos físicos, emocionales, comunicativos y espirituales que se sustenta en la individualización de los cuidados cuyos ejes principales son la construcción de una relación de confianza y seguridad y el fomento de la autonomía de la persona. El Estudio de casos es un método útil para analizar diferentes situaciones clínicas, identificar puntos fuertes y débiles de la Relación de Cuidado establecida por la enfermera y plantear soluciones y estrategias para mejorarla. Con este trabajo pretendemos mostrar las potencialidades del Estudio de casos como instrumento para aprender y visibilizar la Relación de Cuidado, de manera que pueda ser utilizado tanto para comunicar experiencias obtenidas en la práctica clínica, como para el adiestramiento del estudiante en ciclos de grado y posgrado.

Cada persona es singular y como tal está inmersa en situaciones particulares en los distintos ámbitos de su vida, también en lo referente a la salud. A través del contacto y relación con la atención sanitaria podemos advertir casos únicos en los que interfieren distintos factores que dan sentido a la experiencia de la persona [Fragmento de texto].

Background: Despite the availability of numerous treatments for Crohn disease, there are patients who do not respond to any therapy, thereby diminishing their quality of life. The aim of this review is to analyze the efficacy and safety of autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation therapy for refractory Crohn disease. Methods: This work is a systematic review with meta-analysis conducted in accordance with the guidelines of the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses. Electronic databases such as PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, and ClinicalTrials were consulted. The searches were carried out in August 2024. To evaluate the efficacy of autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in inducing remission, the mean and standard deviation of the Crohn’s Disease Activity Index pre- and post- treatment were used, and a fixed-effects meta-analysis was conducted. Additionally, to assess the efficacy in perianal fistulas, a random-effects meta-analysis was performed, collecting data on the number of subjects with fistulas at the beginning and end of the intervention. All 95% confidence intervals were calculated, and the I ² statistic was used to assess the heterogeneity of the outcome variables. Results: A total of 609 records were identified from databases, with 12 studies selected for inclusion in the review. Immediate intervention proved effective in inducing a decrease in the Crohn Disease Activity Index compared to late intervention with conventional therapies. Moreover, the meta-analysis demonstrated efficacy for Crohn disease and associated fistulas with a mean decrease in the CDAI of −217.53 ± 14.3. When evaluating the efficacy of the procedure in perianal fistulas, a risk ratio of 0.47 with a 95% CI of [0.26, 0.86] was obtained. However, the procedure showed adverse effects, such as infections, acute renal failure or deaths. Conclusion: Systemic autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation has shown efficacy in patients who fail to achieve remission of their Crohn disease with conventional therapies. This procedure has also demonstrated efficacy in treating perianal fistulas. However, it is essential to carefully evaluate de implementation of this procedure due to the associated risks.