| Sumario: | Objective: to identify the role of the family in the lives of its members. Methods: a scoping literature review was conducted between 2013 and 2023, guided by the JBI - Manual for Evidence Synthesis recommendations. The search for relevant studies was conducted in two stages. The first stage was carried out in the LILACS, MEDLINE, IBECS, BDENF, Info Psico, and BBO databases via the Virtual Health Library Portal (VHL) and the Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina Theses and Dissertations Portal, associated with a reverse search, based on the references of selected studies. The second stage was carried out using the LILACS, MEDLINE, and BDENF databases via the Virtual Health Library Portal (VHL) and Excerpta Medica Databases (Embase) database. Results: of the 548 references retrieved, 36 were included, from which 78 family roles were extracted and categorized into four groups: Family as a model of human relations, Family as a structure for the development and maintenance of its members, Family as a basis for emotional balance, and Family as a place of refuge from tensions. Conclusion: family roles indicate the scope of their importance in the lives of its members, and constitute an expanded reference to equip health professionals with the necessary tools for their practice of caring for families.
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