Challenges of home care: a qualitative study
Abstract Background Despite countless benefits of home care, unfortunately, the variety and quality of services provided by homecare centers are uncertain. This study was conducted to explore of home care challenges. Methods The present qualitative study used the content analysis approach. A total o...
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| description | Abstract Background Despite countless benefits of home care, unfortunately, the variety and quality of services provided by homecare centers are uncertain. This study was conducted to explore of home care challenges. Methods The present qualitative study used the content analysis approach. A total of 17 participants, including nurses, managers of home care centers, and patients, were enrolled through purposive sampling. Data were collected using semi-structured interviews and analyzed through Granheim’s qualitative content analysis method. Results In order to explain the challenges of home care, after analyzing the data, 700 primary codes, 15 initial categories, sub-subcategories and two main categories, including ‘infrastructural challenges’ and ‘challenges related to the process of home care services provision’ emerged. The main category, “infrastructural challenges”, consisted of 4 sub-categories (the challenge of acculturalization of home care services, economic challenges of providing services, challenges related to human resources, and the challenge of policymaking and setting regulations and rules for home care). The second main category, “challenges related to the process of home care services provision”, consisted of 2 subcategories: challenges of improving the quality of home care services and the challenge of facilities for service provision. Conclusion In order to promote and improve the quality of home care services, in addition to providing insurance coverage for the services, acculturalization and revising the bylaws, empowering the human resource, enhancing the monitoring of the performance of home care centers, and employing modern technology need to be taken into account. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a4deaad303a34e9c8bb3959e07a75ca82024-03-31T11:14:33ZengBMCBMC Nursing1472-69552024-03-0123111210.1186/s12912-024-01878-0Challenges of home care: a qualitative studyMohsen Shahriari0Donya Hafezi Nia1Fatemeh kalij2Maryam Sadat Hashemi3Nursing and Midwifery Care Research Center, Department of Adult Health Nursing, School of Nursing and midwifery, Isfahan University of Medical SciencesNursing Student, Department of Psychiatric Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Donya Hafezi Nia, Isfahan University of Medical SciencesDepartment of Psychiatric Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Isfahan University of Medical SciencesNursing & Midwifery Care Research Center, Department of Nursing Critical Care, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Isfahan University of Medical SciencesAbstract Background Despite countless benefits of home care, unfortunately, the variety and quality of services provided by homecare centers are uncertain. This study was conducted to explore of home care challenges. Methods The present qualitative study used the content analysis approach. A total of 17 participants, including nurses, managers of home care centers, and patients, were enrolled through purposive sampling. Data were collected using semi-structured interviews and analyzed through Granheim’s qualitative content analysis method. Results In order to explain the challenges of home care, after analyzing the data, 700 primary codes, 15 initial categories, sub-subcategories and two main categories, including ‘infrastructural challenges’ and ‘challenges related to the process of home care services provision’ emerged. The main category, “infrastructural challenges”, consisted of 4 sub-categories (the challenge of acculturalization of home care services, economic challenges of providing services, challenges related to human resources, and the challenge of policymaking and setting regulations and rules for home care). The second main category, “challenges related to the process of home care services provision”, consisted of 2 subcategories: challenges of improving the quality of home care services and the challenge of facilities for service provision. Conclusion In order to promote and improve the quality of home care services, in addition to providing insurance coverage for the services, acculturalization and revising the bylaws, empowering the human resource, enhancing the monitoring of the performance of home care centers, and employing modern technology need to be taken into account.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-024-01878-0ChallengeHome careNursesContent analysis |
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| title | Challenges of home care: a qualitative study |
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| title_short | Challenges of home care: a qualitative study |
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