“It's Like They Forget That the Word ‘Health’ Is in ‘Home Health Aide’”: Understanding the Perspectives of Home Care Workers Who Care for Adults With Heart Failure

“It's Like They Forget That the Word ‘Health’ Is in ‘Home Health Aide’”: Understanding the Perspectives of Home Care Workers Who Care for Adults With Heart Failure

Background Home care workers (HCWs) increasingly provide long‐term and posthospitalization care for community‐dwelling adults with heart failure (HF). They observe, assist, and advise these patients, yet few studies have examined their role in HF. As the foundation for future interventions, we sough...

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Main Authors: Madeline R. Sterling, Ariel F. Silva, Peggy B. K. Leung, Amy L. Shaw, Emma K. Tsui, Christine D. Jones, Laura Robbins, Yanira Escamilla, Ann Lee, Faith Wiggins, Frances Sadler, Martin F. Shapiro, Mary E. Charlson, Lisa M. Kern, Monika M. Safford
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018-12-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Subjects:
community‐partnered research
heart failure
home care workers
home health care
qualitative research
Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.118.010134

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