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Family issues in home‐based care
Author(s) -
Wellard Sally Jane,
Street Annette Fay
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
international journal of nursing practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.62
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 1440-172X
pISSN - 1322-7114
DOI - 10.1046/j.1440-172x.1999.00163.x
Subject(s) - isolation (microbiology) , nursing , medicine , home health , social isolation , home dialysis , health care , gerontology , family medicine , dialysis , economic growth , psychiatry , microbiology and biotechnology , economics , biology
In Australia, home‐based care for the chronically ill is increasing. Technological advances and increased economic constraints are often cited as the reasons for the increase in home‐based treatments. Exploring the development of home‐based care, in particular home‐based dialysis, using a case‐study approach provided an opportunity to identify the issues of families involved in home care. Issues that emerged included: (i) the development of the home‐based clinic; (ii) the role of women; (iii) social isolation; (iv) and the lack of effective support from general practitioners and health services.