ArticleBMJ open2016
Role of relatives of ethnic minority patients in patient safety in hospital care: a qualitative study.
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- Language and cultural concordance to promote equity in organ transplantation for Hispanics with limited English proficiency.Current opinion in organ transplantation · 2025Review
- An inconvenience to the nurse's practice: A Foucault-inspired study of ethnic minority patients.Nursing inquiry · 2023Article
- 'He or she maybe doesn't know there is such a thing as a review': A qualitative investigation exploring barriers and facilitators to accessing medication reviews from the perspective of people from ethnic minority communities.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2022Article
- A qualitative exploration of the barriers and facilitators affecting ethnic minority patient groups when accessing medicine review services: Perspectives of healthcare professionals.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2022Article
- Action on patient safety can reduce health inequalities.BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 2022Article
- Interpreters' experiences of participating in an introduction course in the healthcare sector. An ethnographic field observation study.Nursing open · 2021Observational
- Patient safety in marginalised groups: a narrative scoping review.International journal for equity in health · 2020Article
- "An odyssey without receiving proper care" - experts' views on palliative care provision for patients with migration background in Germany.BMC palliative care · 2019Article
- The Role of the Social Network in Access to Psychosocial Services for Migrant Elderly-A Qualitative Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2017Article
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Abstract
objectiveRelatives of ethnic minority patients often play an important role in the care process during hospitalisation. Our objective was to analyse the role of these relatives in relation to the safety of patients during hospital care.
settingFour large urban hospitals with an ethnic diverse patient population.
participantsOn hospital admission of ethnic minority patients, 20 cases were purposively sampled in which relatives were observed to play a role in the care process. OUTCOME MEASURES: We used documents (patient records) and added eight cases with qualitative interviews with healthcare providers, patients and/or their relatives to investigate the relation between the role of relatives and patient safety. An inductive approach followed by selective coding was used to analyse the data.
resultsBesides giving social support, family members took on themselves the role of the interpreter, the role of substitutes of the patient and the role of care provider. The taking over of these roles can have positive and negative effects on patient safety.
conclusionsWhen family members take over various roles during hospitalisation of a relative, this can lead to a safety risk and a safety protection for the patient involved. Although healthcare providers should not hand over their responsibilities to the relatives of patients, optimising collaboration with relatives who are willing to take part in the care process may improve patient safety.
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