Folk care of chronic diseases among Pijao indigenous people during the Co-vid-19 pandemic

Justification: The Covid-19 pandemic caused an interruption in the services aimed at attending to chronic diseases, resulting in readjustments in the care of patients. Objective: To describe the popular care used by the Pijao indigenous people for treating and controlling chronic diseases in the context of the pandemic in Bogotá (Colombia). Methodology: Qualitative micro-ethnographic study. Sixteen Pijao indigenous people participated. The data collected through interviews and observation were analyzed thematically. Results, three categories emerged: (1) from the territory of origin to the city: popular care for the treatment of illnesses, (2) living with the illness: signs and symptoms of illnesses, and (3) seeking other re-sources for care: self-attention and family support. Conclusion: the care trajectory of the Pijao with chronic diseases was permeated by the pandemic, turning popular care, characterized by a syncretism of knowledge, into a fundamental part of their care routine. © 2023, Fundacion Index. All rights reserved.

• Autores: Vargas-Sánchez, Katherin Liseth; Garnica Pinzón, Magda Liliana; Arias Murcia, Saidy Eliana
• Tipo de recurso: Article of investigation
• Fecha de publicación: 2023
• Institución: Universidad de Ciencias Aplicadas y Ambientales U.D.C.A
• Repositorio: Repositorio Institucional UDCA
• Idioma: spa
• OAI Identifier: oai:repository.udca.edu.co:11158/5410
• Acceso en línea: https://repository.udca.edu.co/handle/11158/5410; https //doi.org/10.58807/indexenferm20235799
• Palabra clave: Enfermedad Crónica; Medicina Tradicional; Enfermería Transcultural
• Rights: openAccess
• License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/legalcode.es