The nursing needs to observe the importance of the family, because if the family is presentand oriented for cared, it contributes more effectively to the healthy life of its members. The study aimed at learning the coping behaviour of six families with chronic diseases, through three home visits, using interviews, form of identification, genogram and eco-map. In general, families face satisfactorily the chronic stress situations. It was needed to forfill the difficult task of exercising the broader view, required the nurse to understand that the process of work is not restricted to acting on diseases and disorders, but give the family conditions to earn health in all its dimensions.
Family; Home visit; Public health; Nursing