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PROCHE AIDANT [2 records]

Record 1 2018-08-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Social Services and Social Work
  • Sociology of the Family
DEF

[A] family member, partner or friend who, regularly and without pay, provides support or care to an elderly person who has a significant or persistent health problem or loss of autonomy.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Services sociaux et travail social
  • Sociologie de la famille
DEF

Personne qui prend soin d’un proche dépendant sans être rémunérée.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Servicios sociales y trabajo social
  • Sociología de la familia
CONT

El cuidador familiar primario o principal está sometido a una carga física y psicoafectiva derivada de las responsabilidades y actividades del cuidado, de la vivencia continua del sufrimiento del enfermo, de los sentimientos propios frente a la pérdida y de lo que ello representa para su vida futura.

OBS

El concepto de "cuidador familiar" está incluido dentro del de "cuidador informal", que es más abarcativo e incluye no solo a los miembros de la familia sino también a amigos y vecinos.

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Record 2 2014-07-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Social Services and Social Work
CONT

The latest numbers from Statistics Canada show that one in four Canadians are providing care to family and/or close friends. Many of them are struggling to balance caregiving obligations with work responsibilities.

OBS

caregiving obligation: term usually used in the plural.

Key term(s)
  • caregiving obligations

French

Domaine(s)
  • Services sociaux et travail social
CONT

Selon les plus récentes données de Statistique Canada, une personne sur quatre au Canada prend soin d’un membre de sa famille ou d’un ami proche. Un grand nombre d’entre eux ont du mal à concilier leurs obligations d’aidant naturel et leurs responsabilités professionnelles.

OBS

obligation d’aidant naturel : terme habituellement utilisé au pluriel.

Key term(s)
  • obligations d’aidant naturel

Spanish

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