Núcleo Disca

Point of interest:

• Community care seeks shared support between people with disabilities and their communities.
• The study investigated experiences in the O’Higgins Region, Chile.
• Interviews were conducted with people with disabilities and their caregivers.
• The results show that care systems are cooperative, interconnected, and shared.
• Families, especially women, experience high stress and effort from providing care.
• A public care system is needed to support families and local communities.

Notes:

• The points of interest were written for dissemination purposes and were based on the publication. The points of interest cannot be cited as they are not part of the publication.
• This article was originally published in Spanish.

Pino-Morán, González y Rodríguez-Garrido (2026) Cuidados sociocomunitarios: experiencias y tensiones de cuidadores informales y personas con discapacidad en la Región de O'Higgins, Chile. Revista Científica Internacional CUHSO. 36 (1). 1-36.