Gender and culture are the foundations of individual and social identity, which influence the environment at all levels of health care. According to historical and cultural patterns, people learn to relate to their bodies. This situation reveals contrasts in the way bodily functions, and thus health and illness, are conceptualized, used, and valued. In fact, a person's sexuality covers a particularly conflictive field, as it focuses on aspects defined as basic, constructed according to sociocultural concepts, and, therefore, modifiable. Therefore, health promotion understood as a proposal for empowering individuals, families, and communities about their perception of their life and health within their cultural, ethnic, religious, and care context, and influenced by their state of health, becomes important. To this end, we propose the adoption of transdisciplinary approaches that prioritize relational analysis studies in the context of health scenarios for the development of public policies framed in the culture of care, its evolution, economy, and management, highlighting the gender perspective.
The aim of this Special Issue is to respond through health research to the problems and challenges of individuals and communities. It is necessary to analyze cultural contexts, which are key to people's health and decision-making. Indeed, individuals and societies can be more successful in coping with potential threats if they can use their social resources derived from group membership and social and personal identities. This situation will address inequalities in health, highlighting the need for health policies within health systems to address health inequalities through history, interprofessional education, and collaborative practice leading to greater health and well-being and more efficient service management provision. For quality in health care is primarily based on improving the overall care of the individual, family, and community.
This research theme is open to papers addressing social changes in recent decades, new didactic approaches, health culture, care management, and health services, from an intersectional (age, social context, religion, gender) and multidisciplinary perspective to improve the quality of comprehensive care. More specifically, we want to attract studies on:
- New perspectives on health training and competencies in higher education (HE);
- Comprehensive multidisciplinary care that meets the real needs of the care-seeking population;
- Nursing management and leadership: quality and professional ethics;
- Knowledge transfer through models of social-health care.
Types of articles:
These ambitious objectives require a solid and specific body of knowledge. Priority will be given to research results related to the culture of care, health promotion, management in care, and interventions related to education and gender. Therefore, this Thematic Collection seeks to present articles with quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods methodologies. Reviews (narrative, scoping, integrative and systematic) with/without meta-analysis that follows quality criteria will also be considered. Research projects that adopt a multisectoral and transdisciplinary approach are also welcome. In short, work that enriches this body of knowledge.
Gender and culture are the foundations of individual and social identity, which influence the environment at all levels of health care. According to historical and cultural patterns, people learn to relate to their bodies. This situation reveals contrasts in the way bodily functions, and thus health and illness, are conceptualized, used, and valued. In fact, a person's sexuality covers a particularly conflictive field, as it focuses on aspects defined as basic, constructed according to sociocultural concepts, and, therefore, modifiable. Therefore, health promotion understood as a proposal for empowering individuals, families, and communities about their perception of their life and health within their cultural, ethnic, religious, and care context, and influenced by their state of health, becomes important. To this end, we propose the adoption of transdisciplinary approaches that prioritize relational analysis studies in the context of health scenarios for the development of public policies framed in the culture of care, its evolution, economy, and management, highlighting the gender perspective.
The aim of this Special Issue is to respond through health research to the problems and challenges of individuals and communities. It is necessary to analyze cultural contexts, which are key to people's health and decision-making. Indeed, individuals and societies can be more successful in coping with potential threats if they can use their social resources derived from group membership and social and personal identities. This situation will address inequalities in health, highlighting the need for health policies within health systems to address health inequalities through history, interprofessional education, and collaborative practice leading to greater health and well-being and more efficient service management provision. For quality in health care is primarily based on improving the overall care of the individual, family, and community.
This research theme is open to papers addressing social changes in recent decades, new didactic approaches, health culture, care management, and health services, from an intersectional (age, social context, religion, gender) and multidisciplinary perspective to improve the quality of comprehensive care. More specifically, we want to attract studies on:
- New perspectives on health training and competencies in higher education (HE);
- Comprehensive multidisciplinary care that meets the real needs of the care-seeking population;
- Nursing management and leadership: quality and professional ethics;
- Knowledge transfer through models of social-health care.
Types of articles:
These ambitious objectives require a solid and specific body of knowledge. Priority will be given to research results related to the culture of care, health promotion, management in care, and interventions related to education and gender. Therefore, this Thematic Collection seeks to present articles with quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods methodologies. Reviews (narrative, scoping, integrative and systematic) with/without meta-analysis that follows quality criteria will also be considered. Research projects that adopt a multisectoral and transdisciplinary approach are also welcome. In short, work that enriches this body of knowledge.
