[Reconciling temporality in the caregiver-user-family trilogy]

Abstract

Multiple factors are at play in a patient's care. One such factor, time, is a unique notion which establishes itself as a third party in the caregiver-patient relationship. Understanding the challenges involved makes it easier to appreciate how it can interfere in care and how to use it as a real resource in the patient's treatment.

Keywords: care; caregiver; illness; maladie; patient; soignant; soin; souffrance; suffering; temps; time.