title: Exploring end-of-life care for South Asian kidney patients: interviewer reflections.
abstract: The reduction of inequalities in access to quality care has been a central tenet of UK health policy. Ethnic minorities may experience additional inequalities because of language and other cultural barriers. This article reports interviewer reflections of conducting interviews with South Asian kidney patients about their experiences of end-of-life care. It explores themes which emerged from the analysis of a focus group held with eight bilingual research interviewers. The relevance of these themes to understanding inequalities and access to end-of-life care is discussed; together with the potential for the research process to contribute to service improvement.
authors.affiliation: Senior Research Fellow, at the University of Bedfordshire, UK.
authors.forename: Emma
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Wilkinson
authors.affiliation: Assistant Research Advisor, at the University of Bedfordshire, UK.
authors.forename: Muhammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Waqar
authors.affiliation: Visiting Research Interviewer, at the University of Bedfordshire, UK.
authors.forename: Balbir
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gill
authors.affiliation: Visiting Research Interviewer, at the University of Bedfordshire, UK.
authors.forename: Pina
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hoque
authors.affiliation: Visiting Research Interviewer, at the University of Bedfordshire, UK.
authors.forename: Champa
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Jetha
authors.affiliation: Visiting Research Interviewer, at the University of Bedfordshire, UK.
authors.forename: Kulwinder Kaur
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Bola
authors.affiliation: Visiting Research Interviewer, at the University of Bedfordshire, UK.
authors.forename: Riffat
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mahmood
authors.affiliation: Visiting Research Interviewer, at the University of Bedfordshire, UK.
authors.forename: Sultan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mahmood
authors.affiliation: Visiting Research Interviewer, at the University of Bedfordshire, UK.
authors.forename: Rita
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Saujani
authors.affiliation: Professor of Diversity in Public Health, at the University of Bedfordshire, UK.
authors.forename: Gurch
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Randhawa
mesh_terms: D001211:Asia, Western / Q000208:ethnology; D044466:Asian People; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003144:Communication Barriers; D054521:Cultural Competency; D032984:Ethics, Research; D005006:Ethnicity; D017144:Focus Groups; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic; D008913:Minority Groups; D012106:Research; D012108:Research Personnel; D013727:Terminal Care; D006113:United Kingdom; D044465:White People
keywords: Cultural competency; Diversity