[Care actors in therapeutic itineraries for older adults who survived the COVID-19 in Chile]

This article describes and analyzes different care actors in therapeutic itineraries of older adults diagnosed with COVID-19 and survived it in different territories of Chile. A qualitative methodological strategy with an ethnographic approach was employed, focusing on the therapeutic itineraries of adults aged 75 years or older, survivors of COVID-19, from 2020 to 2021. Fieldwork was carried out in two regions, analyzing differential experiences in care processes in urban and rural areas. Narrative content analysis and ethnographic story construction about the therapeutic itinerary of older adults and their caregivers were applied. The results show the diversity and complexity of the actors involved in the trajectory of care in the context of COVID-19 infection: family, neighbors, friends, public and private healthcare systems, among others, as well as different modalities articulated for the care of the older adults. In this process, the articulation of formal and informal public, private and community actors stands out.