Youth with diabetes and their parents' perspectives on transition care from pediatric to adult diabetes care services: A qualitative study

Abstract Background Public home care for the elderly is a key area in relation to improving health care quality. It is an important political goal to increase elderly people’s involvement in their care and in the use of welfare technology. The aim of this study was to explore elderly service users’ experience of user involvement in the implementation and everyday use of welfare technology in public home care services. Method This qualitative study has an explorative and descriptive design. Sixteen interviews of service users were conducted in five different municipalities over a period of six months. The data were analysed using reflexive thematic analysis. Results Service users receiving public home care service are not a homogenous group, and the participants had different wishes and needs as regards user involvement and the use of welfare technology. The analysis led to four main themes: 1) diverse preferences as regards user involvement, 2) individual differences as regards information, knowledge and training, 3) feeling safe and getting help, and 4) a wish to stay at home for as long as possible. Conclusion The results indicated that user involvement was only to a limited extent an integral part of public home care services. Participants had varying insight into and interest in welfare technology, which was a challenge for user involvement. User involvement must be facilitated and implemented in a gentle way, highlighting autonomy and collaboration, and with the focus on respect, reciprocity and dialogue.

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Occupational therapists’ experiences of enabling people to participate in sport

British Journal of Occupational Therapy ◽

10.1177/0308022620973944 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 030802262097394

Author(s):

Deborah Bullen ◽

Channine Clarke

Keyword(s):

Qualitative Study ◽

Occupational Therapy ◽

Thematic Analysis ◽

Social Care ◽

Occupational Therapists ◽

Phenomenological Approach ◽

Scope Of Practice ◽

Local Populations ◽

Care Services ◽

Health And Social Care

Introduction In response to growing demands on health and social care services there is an emphasis on communities addressing the needs of local populations to improve lives and reduce inequalities. Occupational therapists are responding to these demands by expanding their scope of practice into innovative settings, such as working with refugees, the homeless and residents of nursing homes, and within sport and leisure environments. The benefits of sport are widely acknowledged, and this paper argues that occupational therapists could play a pivotal role in enabling people to participate. Method This qualitative study drew on a phenomenological approach and used interviews and thematic analysis to explore five occupational therapists’ experiences of enabling people to participate in sport. Findings Findings revealed that participants demonstrated the uniqueness of occupational therapy when enabling people to participate in sport and practised according to their professional philosophy. There were opportunities to reach wider communities and promote the value of occupational therapy by collaborating with organisations, but there were also challenges when working outside of traditional settings. Conclusion The study emphasises the unique skills occupational therapists can bring to this setting. It highlights opportunities to expand their practice, to forge new partnerships in sports and leisure environments, and to address the national inactivity crisis.

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Why don't some women attend antenatal and postnatal care services?: a qualitative study of community members' perspectives in Garut, Sukabumi and Ciamis districts of West Java Province, Indonesia

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth ◽

10.1186/1471-2393-10-61 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 10 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 53

Author(s):

Christiana R Titaley ◽

Cynthia L Hunter ◽

Peter Heywood ◽

Michael J Dibley

Keyword(s):

Qualitative Study ◽

Postnatal Care ◽

Community Members ◽

West Java ◽

Care Services ◽

Antenatal And Postnatal Care

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A Qualitative Study of Medical Student Attitudes About Individualizing Diabetes Care in Vulnerable Elders

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry ◽

10.1016/j.jagp.2012.12.147 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 21 (3) ◽

pp. S110

Author(s):

Dean A. Sasaki ◽

Nancy Y. Takahashi ◽

Denise Feil

Keyword(s):

Medical Student ◽

Qualitative Study ◽

Diabetes Care ◽

Student Attitudes ◽

Medical Student Attitudes

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Barriers to utilisation of antenatal care services in South Sudan: a qualitative study in Rumbek North County

Reproductive Health ◽

10.1186/s12978-017-0327-0 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 14 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 14

Author(s):

Calistus Wilunda ◽

Chiara Scanagatta ◽

Giovanni Putoto ◽

Francesca Montalbetti ◽

Giulia Segafredo ◽

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Keyword(s):

Qualitative Study ◽

Antenatal Care ◽

South Sudan ◽

Care Services

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Patient’s Utility for Various Attributes of Diabetes Care Services

IIM Kozhikode Society & Management Review ◽

10.1177/2277975218798134 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 8 (1) ◽

pp. 1-9 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Vinaytosh Mishra ◽

Cherian Samuel ◽

S. K. Sharma

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Waiting Time ◽

Diabetes Care ◽

Care Service ◽

Group Discussion ◽

Health Care Service ◽

Diabetic Patients ◽

Relative Importance ◽

Care Services

Diabetes is rising like an epidemic in India. The prevalence of diabetes in India has reached an alarming level of 72.95 millions. The purpose of this article is to assess the relative importance of various health care service attributes in diabetes care. Our study uses secondary research and focus group discussion to identify the attributes of a diabetes specialty clinic. The attributes included in the questionnaire were the quality of the care provide by the health care givers, spend per visit, hospitalization expense, waiting time and the distance to the hospital. Conjoint analysis was used to assess the relative importance of the attributes. It was found that the hospital’s quality was the most important attribute while the distance to the hospital was the attribute with the least importance. Although the quality of the hospital is the most important criterion in selecting a hospital in diabetes care, factors like waiting time, spend per visit, and hospitalization expense play an important role in the selection. We assess the relative importance of these factors for the diabetic patients in India. The study is first of its kind and could help policy makers in designing better health care services in diabetes care.

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