The Experiences of Home Care Nurses in Regard to the Care of Vulnerable Populations: A Qualitative Study
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 nurs...
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| author | Fernández Medina, Isabel María Ruiz Fernández, María Dolores Gálvez Ramírez, Felisa Martínez Mengíbar, Evangelina Ruiz García, Manuel Eduardo Jiménez Lasserrotte, María Del Mar Ortega-Galán, Ángela María Hernández Padilla, José Manuel |
| author_facet | Fernández Medina, Isabel María Ruiz Fernández, María Dolores Gálvez Ramírez, Felisa Martínez Mengíbar, Evangelina Ruiz García, Manuel Eduardo Jiménez Lasserrotte, María Del Mar Ortega-Galán, Ángela María Hernández Padilla, José Manuel |
| author_sort | Fernández Medina, Isabel María |
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| description | 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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| spelling | oai:repositorio.ual.es:10835-131342023-04-12T19:21:38Z The Experiences of Home Care Nurses in Regard to the Care of Vulnerable Populations: A Qualitative Study Fernández Medina, Isabel María Ruiz Fernández, María Dolores Gálvez Ramírez, Felisa Martínez Mengíbar, Evangelina Ruiz García, Manuel Eduardo Jiménez Lasserrotte, María Del Mar Ortega-Galán, Ángela María Hernández Padilla, José Manuel home care vulnerable patient home care nurses experience qualitative research 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. 2022-01-20T14:12:16Z 2022-01-20T14:12:16Z 2021-12-23 info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2227-9032 http://hdl.handle.net/10835/13134 10.3390/healthcare10010021 en https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/10/1/21 Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacional http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess MDPI |
| spellingShingle | home care vulnerable patient home care nurses experience qualitative research Fernández Medina, Isabel María Ruiz Fernández, María Dolores Gálvez Ramírez, Felisa Martínez Mengíbar, Evangelina Ruiz García, Manuel Eduardo Jiménez Lasserrotte, María Del Mar Ortega-Galán, Ángela María Hernández Padilla, José Manuel The Experiences of Home Care Nurses in Regard to the Care of Vulnerable Populations: A Qualitative Study |
| title | The Experiences of Home Care Nurses in Regard to the Care of Vulnerable Populations: A Qualitative Study |
| title_full | The Experiences of Home Care Nurses in Regard to the Care of Vulnerable Populations: A Qualitative Study |
| title_fullStr | The Experiences of Home Care Nurses in Regard to the Care of Vulnerable Populations: A Qualitative Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Experiences of Home Care Nurses in Regard to the Care of Vulnerable Populations: A Qualitative Study |
| title_short | The Experiences of Home Care Nurses in Regard to the Care of Vulnerable Populations: A Qualitative Study |
| title_sort | experiences of home care nurses in regard to the care of vulnerable populations: a qualitative study |
| topic | home care vulnerable patient home care nurses experience qualitative research |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/10835/13134 |
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