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ArticleHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2021

The Experiences of Home Care Nurses in Regard to the Care of Vulnerable Populations: A Qualitative Study.

Isabel María Fernández-Medina, María Dolores Ruíz-Fernández, Felisa Gálvez-Ramírez, Evangelina Martínez-Mengíbar, Manuel Eduardo Ruíz-García, María Del Mar Jiménez-Lasserrotte, Ángela María Ortega-Galán, José Manuel Hernández-Padilla

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Article in Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Isabel María Fernández-MedinaDepartment of Nursing, Physiotherapy and Medicine, University of Almería, 04120 Almeria, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-0805-1542
María Dolores Ruíz-FernándezDepartment of Nursing, Physiotherapy and Medicine, University of Almería, 04120 Almeria, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-6454-4723
Felisa Gálvez-RamírezBasic Health Zone Puerto de la Torre, Sanitary Distric Málaga-Guadalhorce, Andalusian Health System, 29009 Malaga, Spain.
Evangelina Martínez-MengíbarBasic Health Zone Bajo Andarax, Almeria Distric, Andalusian Health System, 04009 Almeria, Spain.
Manuel Eduardo Ruíz-GarcíaSan Cecilio Hospital, Andalusian Health System, 18016 Granada, Spain.
María Del Mar Jiménez-LasserrotteDepartment of Nursing, Physiotherapy and Medicine, University of Almería, 04120 Almeria, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-8151-6866
Ángela María Ortega-GalánDepartment of Nursing, University of Huelva, 21007 Huelva, Spain.
José Manuel Hernández-PadillaDepartment of Nursing, Physiotherapy and Medicine, University of Almería, 04120 Almeria, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-5032-9440
Andalusian Health Service · ESUniversity of Almería · ESUniversidad Autónoma de Chile · CLUniversidad de Huelva · ES

Funding

University of Almeria and Andalusian Association of Community Nurses (ASANEC) TRFE-SI-2019/010
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Home care nurses have become the main references in home care for vulnerable patients. In patients' homes they offer comprehensive and continuous care to both the vulnerable population and their families. The aim of this qualitative study was to explore experiences and perspectives of home care nurses regarding the care of vulnerable patients in Spain. We conducted in-depth semi-structured interviews with 15 home care nurses working with a vulnerable population. From a data analysis, two themes and four subthemes emerged: (1) "barriers to providing home care to vulnerable populations", with the following subthemes: "the particularities of the patient and their home caregivers" and "perceived barriers for the involvement of home care nurses in the care"; and (2) "the emotional cost of home care" with the subthemes "home care is draining for caregivers" and "the impact of home care on the home care nurses". These findings show us that nurses face a number of difficulties in home care for vulnerable patients. The training of nurses in certain competencies and skills by the social health services would enhance the quality of care offered to these patients.

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experiencehome carehome care nursesqualitative researchvulnerable patient

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