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 | 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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| 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 | doaj.art-b27529e35eee4f538601772fc815fead2023-11-23T13:54:24ZengMDPI AGHealthcare2227-90322021-12-011012110.3390/healthcare10010021The Experiences of Home Care Nurses in Regard to the Care of Vulnerable Populations: A Qualitative StudyIsabel María Fernández-Medina0María Dolores Ruíz-Fernández1Felisa Gálvez-Ramírez2Evangelina Martínez-Mengíbar3Manuel Eduardo Ruíz-García4María del Mar Jiménez-Lasserrotte5Ángela María Ortega-Galán6José Manuel Hernández-Padilla7Department of Nursing, Physiotherapy and Medicine, University of Almería, 04120 Almeria, SpainDepartment of Nursing, Physiotherapy and Medicine, University of Almería, 04120 Almeria, SpainBasic Health Zone Puerto de la Torre, Sanitary Distric Málaga-Guadalhorce, Andalusian Health System, 29009 Malaga, SpainBasic Health Zone Bajo Andarax, Almeria Distric, Andalusian Health System, 04009 Almeria, SpainSan Cecilio Hospital, Andalusian Health System, 18016 Granada, SpainDepartment of Nursing, Physiotherapy and Medicine, University of Almería, 04120 Almeria, SpainDepartment of Nursing, University of Huelva, 21007 Huelva, SpainDepartment of Nursing, Physiotherapy and Medicine, University of Almería, 04120 Almeria, SpainHome 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.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/10/1/21home carevulnerable patienthome care nursesexperiencequalitative research |
| spellingShingle | 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 The Experiences of Home Care Nurses in Regard to the Care of Vulnerable Populations: A Qualitative Study Healthcare home care vulnerable patient home care nurses experience qualitative research |
| 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 | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/10/1/21 |
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