THE USE OF TAP PRINCIPLES IN CHILE: HIGHLIGHTING CULTURAL AWARENESS

摘要

Chile has a particular social and geographical distribution that challenges the design and implementation of health interventions: poverty, rurality, low levels of education and other situations demand a balance between evidence-based practices and enough flexibility to be adapted and become actual solutions. The Kintun Program is the first public center for the support of people with dementia and their carers in Chile and its theoretical foundation was developed with the mentoring of Dr. Laura Gitlin, modelling interventions according to the TAP principles. Three stories of behavioral symptoms in Chile, addressed from the TAP perspective, will be described in order to learn about the feasibility of this program in particular social and cultural contexts such as rurality, low education levels and caregiver’s illiteracy. The stories highlight the relevance of cultural awareness and personal identity in the process of tailoring activities, showing benefits in the management of the symptoms