San Juan de Dios, implementation a culture of care

Abstract

Throughout this paper we analyze the influence of St. John of God in healing, because in different and multiple databases appear manifest and publications which mentioned the Holy of St. John of God as a contributor to the care of the sick. Objective: Describe the contributions and impact of San Juan de Dios in the care of the sick, it made for an analytical reflection on them and evaluating whether there is a parallel with the current reality health. Methodology: Performing a literature review through a systematic search of the terms: St. John of God, Care, Culture and Sick in databases: ENFISPO, Dialnet, PubMed, Cochrane Library SciELO and Virtual Andalusian Public Health System, and subsequent reflective analysis of existing documentary research. Conclusions: The contributions of San Juan de Dios involve the implementation of a new culture of care, concerning both organization and to changes in the ways of conceiving the disease, which even today still existing today.

Keywords

• San Juan de Dios
• cuidados
• cultura
• enfermo