"An odyssey without receiving proper care" - experts' views on palliative care provision for patients with migration background in Germany.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Migrants seem to be underrepresented in palliative care in Germany. Access barriers and challenges in care remain unclear. We aimed to provide a comprehensive insight into palliative care for migrants, using expert interviews.

Methods

Interviews with experts on palliative and general health care for migrants were audiotaped and transcribed. Data analysis followed a qualitative content analysis method for expert interviews proposed by Meuser and Nagel.

Results

In total, 13 experts from various fields (palliative and hospice care, other care, research and training) were interviewed. Experts identified access barriers on the health care system and the patient level as well as the sociopolitical level. Services don't address migrants, who may use parallel struc

SUBMITTER: Jansky M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6341678 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature