Challenges for cultural relevance of physiotherapy in the care of the Mapuche population in Chile.

Autor: Manríquez-Hizaut M; Magíster en Salud Pública. Profesora asistente, Departamento de Kinesiología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile., Martínez-Campos T; Licenciada en Kinesiología. Escuela de Kinesiología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile., Lagos-Gallardo N; Licenciado en Kinesiología. Escuela de Kinesiología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile., Rebolledo-Sanhueza J; Magíster en Psicología Comunitaria. Profesora asistente, Departamento de Kinesiología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
Jazyk: English; Spanish; Castilian
Zdroj: Salud colectiva [Salud Colect] 2024 Oct 22; Vol. 20, pp. e4849. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Oct 22.
DOI: 10.18294/sc.2024.4849
Abstrakt: Physiotherapy rehabilitation must address the cultural preferences of the population, and as its main tool, physical activity should be analyzed from an intercultural health approach. This study aims to characterize the experiences of physical therapy care related to physical activity from an intercultural perspective. Using a qualitative approach, between June 2021 and March 2023, eight semi-structured individual interviews were conducted with adult Mapuche individuals, professionals in the field, and workers from the Indigenous Health Program in primary care centers in an urban municipality in Santiago, Chile. There are challenges to implementing interculturality, such as the gap between health programs, lack of professional training, and discrimination against the Mapuche community. In rehabilitation services, particularly in physical activity practices as a treatment strategy for Mapuche individuals, cultural relevance is limited or nonexistent.
Databáze: MEDLINE