[Must we choose between "cure" and "care"?].

Area of Science:

• Gerontology
• Nursing Science
• Healthcare Models

Context:

• Long-term care units predominantly utilize the
• caregiving model, emphasizing nursing procedures.
• The caregiver-patient relationship is often narrowly defined by clinical interventions within this model.

Purpose:

• To explore the potential for transforming the dominant
• cure
• caregiving model in long-term care.
• To integrate the human dimension into the caregiver-patient relationship within existing nursing frameworks.

Summary:

• The current
• cure
• model in long-term care prioritizes nursing procedures, limiting the scope of the caregiver-patient relationship.
• This contrasts with the
• care
• model, which considers the relationship beyond direct nursing activities.
• The study suggests that the
• cure
• model is adaptable to incorporate a more humanistic approach to patient interaction.

Impact:

• Facilitates a more person-centered approach in long-term care settings.
• Enhances the quality of the caregiver-patient relationship by acknowledging its relational aspects.
• Provides a framework for evolving traditional nursing models to better meet patient psychosocial needs.