title: [Social inequality in home care].
abstract: Social inequality in Germany is discussed primarily with regard to educational or social welfare issues. There is a political consensus that more action should be taken to ensure equality of chances and fulfillment of basic needs for everyone. In long-term care these considerations have not yet taken place and there are hardly any research studies in this field. However, the startling rise of the need for long-term care will definitely require a discussion of social inequality in various care arrangements. To learn more about social inequality in home care, a qualitative approach was used and 16 home care nurses were interviewed. Our study shows that many care recipients face numerous problems they cannot handle on their own, which may even worsen their situation. In addition, the results reveal that facing social inequalities place a burden on nurses and influence their work performance.
authors.affiliation: Fakultät Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften, Deutsches Netzwerk für Qualitätsentwicklung in der Pflege (DNQP), Hochschule Osnabrück, Postfach 1940, 49009, Osnabrück, Deutschland. moeller@wi.hs-osnabrueck.de
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authors.lastname: Möller
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authors.lastname: Osterfeld
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authors.lastname: Büscher
mesh_terms: D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D063506:Ageism / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003625:Data Collection; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D015276:Health Care Rationing / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D054625:Healthcare Disparities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D064691:Nurses, Community Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012923:Social Class; D063508:Social Discrimination / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D016526:Workload / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*