La asistencia personal como nuevo derecho de ciudadanía: una mirada desde el ámbito de los profesionales de la salud

Resumen

Objective: The main objective of this research is to familiarize ourselves with the figure of the personal assistant for disabled people. It also seeks to reveal the importance of professionalized care and accompaniment compared with family care. Methods: Joint research consisting of the review of official databases, as well as the performance of semi-structured interviews with 11 professional nurses belonging to the Public Health Service of Galicia (Spain).