RT Journal Article
T1 The Experiences of Home Care Nurses in Regard to the Care of Vulnerable Populations: A Qualitative Study
A1 Fernández Medina, Isabel María
A1 Ruiz Fernández, María Dolores
A1 Gálvez Ramírez, Felisa
A1 Martínez Mengíbar, Evangelina
A1 Ruíz García, Manuel Eduardo
A1 Jiménez Lasserrotte, María Mar
A1 Ortega Galán, Ángela María
A1 Hernández Padilla, José Manuel
AB 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 populationand their families. The aim of this qualitative study was to explore experiences and perspectivesof home care nurses regarding the care of vulnerable patients in Spain. We conducted in-depthsemi-structured interviews with 15 home care nurses working with a vulnerable population. From adata analysis, two themes and four subthemes emerged: (1) “barriers to providing home care tovulnerable populations”, with the following subthemes: “the particularities of the patient and theirhome 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 numberof difficulties in home care for vulnerable patients. The training of nurses in certain competenciesand skills by the social health services would enhance the quality of care offered to these patients
PB MDPI
SN 2227-9032 (electrónico)
YR 2022
FD 2022
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10272/20948
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10272/20948
LA eng
NO Fernández-Medina, I. M., Ruíz-Fernández, M. D., Gálvez-Ramírez, F., Martínez-Mengíbar, E., Ruíz-García, M. E., Jiménez-Lasserrotte, M. del M., Ortega-Galán, Á. M., & Hernández-Padilla, J. M. (2021). The Experiences of Home Care Nurses in Regard to the Care of Vulnerable Populations: A Qualitative Study. In Healthcare (Vol. 10, Issue 1, p. 21). MDPI AG. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10010021
NO This paper is part of funded project by University of Almeria and Andalusian Associationof Community Nurses (ASANEC) (Transfiere 2019, reference TRFE-SI-2019/010)We are grateful to all participants who took part in this study. The authorsthank the Health Sciences Research Group CTS-451 and the Health Research Center (CEINSA) of theUniversity of Almería (Spain) for its support
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
RD 31 may 2026