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ArticleBMC health services research2022

Being a member of a novel transitional case management team for patients with unstable housing: an ethnographic study.

Dailys Garcia-Jorda, Gabriel E Fabreau, Queenie Kwan Wing Li, Alicia Polachek, Katrina Milaney, Patrick McLane, Kerry A McBrien

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Article in BMC health services research, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Dailys Garcia-JordaDepartment of Family Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada.
Gabriel E FabreauDepartment of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada.
Queenie Kwan Wing LiDepartment of Family Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada.
Alicia PolachekDepartment of Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada.
Katrina MilaneyDepartment of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada.
Patrick McLaneEmergency Strategic Clinical NetworkTM, Alberta Health Services, Edmonton, Canada.
Kerry A McBrienDepartment of Family Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada. kamcbrie@ucalgary.ca.

Funding

Alberta Innovates 201600428CIHR PJT-165998
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundHomeless and unstably housed individuals face barriers in accessing healthcare despite experiencing greater health needs than the general population. Case management programs are effectively used to provide care for this population. However, little is known about the experiences of providers, their needs, and the ways they can be supported in their roles. Connect 2 Care (C2C) is a mobile outreach team that provides transitional case management for vulnerable individuals in a major Canadian city. Using an ethnographic approach, we aimed to describe the experiences of C2C team members and explore their perceptions and challenges.

methodsWe conducted participant observations and semi-structured interviews with C2C team members. Data analysis consisted of inductive thematic analysis to identify themes that were iteratively discussed.

resultsFrom 36 h of field observations with eight team members and 15 semi-structured interviews with 12 team members, we identified five overarching themes: 1) Hiring the right people & onboarding: becoming part of C2C; 2) Working as a team member: from experience to expertise; 3) Proud but unsupported: adding value but undervalued; 4) Team-initiated coping: satisfaction in the face of emotional strain, and; 5) Likes and dislikes: committed to challenges.

conclusionsA cohesive team of providers with suitable personal and professional characteristics is essential to care for this complex population. Emotional support and inclusion of frontline workers in operational decisions are important considerations for optimal care and program sustainability.

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HousingIll-Housed PersonsCanadaCase ManagementHumansQualitative ResearchCanadaCase managementCase management workersFrontline providersHomelessnessInterprofessional relationsMarginalized or Vulnerable populationsPatient care teamQualitative study

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PMID35183174
PMCPMC8858447

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