Prioritising home care needs: research with older people from three ethnic minority community groups.
This paper draws on research with three minority ethnic community groups in Manchester. The aim of the study was to examine and prioritise social care needs. Focus groups were chosen as a way of beginning discussion about these issues. The findings suggest that some quality issues are relevant to all communities of older people. However, some were specific to the community groups. This paper describes some of the lessons learned about running focus groups with people whose first language is not English and suggests some considerations for future research.
Institute for Health and Social Care Research, University of Salford, UK. b.temple1@salfors.ac.uk
Bogusia
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Temple
Charlotte
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Glenister
Norma
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Raynes
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004739:England; D005006:Ethnicity; D017144:Focus Groups; D006292:Health Priorities; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000145:classification*; D006302:Health Services Research; D006299:Health Services for the Aged / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008913:Minority Groups