Postacute care for older aboriginal people: an exploratory-descriptive study.
Many Aboriginal people reside in rural and remote Australia. Aboriginal health workers were the informants in this exploratory-descriptive study, which explored issues pertaining to postacute care for older Aboriginal people. Qualitative analysis of interview data revealed several issues were viewed as being of crucial importance in the provision of effective postacute services to older Aboriginal people. These were: (i) identification of Aboriginality; (ii) perceived racism and stereotypical attitudes among hospital staff and healthcare workers; and (iii) effective discharge planning. Other issues which were believed to impact upon service use were identified as: (i) availability of services; (ii) knowledge of services and level of use; and (iii) the notion of mainstream versus Aboriginal-specific services. Findings are discussed in relation to available literature. Implications for further research are drawn from the findings of this exploratory study.
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Faculty of Health, University of Western Sydney Macarthur, Campbelltown, NSW, Australia. DE.Jackson@uws.edu.au
Teale
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Bye
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McCallum
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D000368:Aged; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001294:Attitude to Health; D003150:Community Health Workers / Q000523:psychology*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000458:organization & administration; D006299:Health Services for the Aged / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D020380:Needs Assessment / Q000458:organization & administration; D009517:New South Wales; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D010351:Patient Discharge; D011287:Prejudice; D019035:Rural Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019467:Subacute Care / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires