@article{10272/20948,
year = {2022},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10272/20948},
abstract = {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},
organization = {This paper is part of funded project by University of Almeria and Andalusian Association
of Community Nurses (ASANEC) (Transfiere 2019, reference TRFE-SI-2019/010)
We are grateful to all participants who took part in this study. The authors
thank the Health Sciences Research Group CTS-451 and the Health Research Center (CEINSA) of the
University of Almería (Spain) for its support},
publisher = {MDPI},
title = {The Experiences of Home Care Nurses in Regard to the Care of Vulnerable Populations: A Qualitative Study},
doi = {10.3390/healthcare10010021},
author = {Fernández Medina, Isabel María and Ruiz Fernández, María Dolores and Gálvez Ramírez, Felisa and Martínez Mengíbar, Evangelina and Ruíz García, Manuel Eduardo and Jiménez Lasserrotte, María Mar and Ortega Galán, Ángela María and Hernández Padilla, José Manuel},
}