Barriers in access to home care services among ethnic minority and Dutch elderly--a qualitative study.

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Abstract

Ethnic minority elderly have a high prevalence of functional limitations and chronic conditions compared to Dutch elderly. However, their use of home care services is low compared to Dutch elderly.

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Journal

Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Int J Nurs Stud

Title: International journal of nursing studies

ISSN (Electronic): 1873-491X

ISSN (Print): 0020-7489

Publication date (Electronic): Feb 2016

Volume: 54

Affiliations

[1 ] Department of Public Health, Academic Medical Center/University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Electronic address: J.Suurmond@amc.uva.nl.

[2 ] Department of Public Health, Academic Medical Center/University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Article

Publisher Item ID: S0020-7489(15)00060-7

DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2015.02.014

PubMed ID: 25776734

SO-VID: 0a333797-793a-4703-83fc-374ae38beedf

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Keywords: Elderly,Ethnic minority groups,Home care

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Keywords: Elderly, Ethnic minority groups, Home care

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