This paper intended to understand the weaving of the bond in the relationship among practitioner, diseased person and family on chronic illness situations. It was a qualitative study performed from a consultation with the database collection of matrix research, retrieving three situations of chronic illnesses. The relationship maintained by Ms. Mocinha with her physician was characterized by a unidirectional affective bond. In the Soneto’s family, the relationship between the adolescents and the physician was underpinned by reciprocity and professional accountability, constituting a bidirectional bond. In the Andre’s family, the medical follow-up had a tie of friendship, contributing to the proactive performance of the professional throughout care. The studied persons/families did not establish bond with the Basic Health Units, despite living in areas covered by the Family Health Strategy.
Family; Professional-family relationships; Chronic disease
