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Barriers to home care for terminally ill Turkish and Moroccan migrants, perceived by GPs and nurses: a survey by Fuusje M de Graaff; Anneke L Francke is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.
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## Background: Previous qualitative research proved that relatives of elderly terminally ill turkish and moroccan immigrants experience several barriers to the use of dutch professional home care. the aim of this study was to explore how general practitioners and home care nurses perceive the home care for terminally ill turkish and moroccan migrants and their families in the netherlands. ## Methods: Questionnaires were sent to home care organizations and gps working in areas where most of these migrants are living. 93 nurses and 78 gps provided information about their experiences and opinions regarding home care for this group of patients. the data were analyzed by descriptive statistics. ## Results: Gps refer relatively few patients from these migrant groups to home care. they often find it difficult to assess the needs of these patients and their families. in 40% of the gps' cases in which terminally ill turkish and moroccan migrants were not referred to home care, the gp regretted this afterwards: the patients had not received sufficient qualified care, and their informal carers had often become overburdened.in addition, home care nurses often express dissatisfaction with the h
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- Author
- Fuusje M de Graaff; Anneke L Francke
- Publisher
- BioMed Central; Springer (Biomed Central Ltd.); London: BioMed Central, 2002-; Springer Science and Business Media LLC; Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration Inc. (ISSN 1472-684X)
- Published
- 2009
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Medicine (Health Sciences)