Essays about: "equitable care"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 essays containing the words equitable care.

  1. 1. What is it really like? - Mental illness among the Sámi : -

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för omvårdnad

    Author : Amanda Digan; Aana Edmondson; [2023]
    Keywords : Culture; Mental Illness; Sámi; Indigenous; Kultuvrra; sielulasj dávdda; sábme; álggoálmmuk; Kultur; Psykisk ohälsa; Same; Urfolk;

    Abstract : Background: Mental illness is a problem in today's society. Research shows that indigenous people are more at risk for mental health problems than their non-indigenous peers. Discrimination can affect individuals' self-image and mental health. Research shows that healthcare professionals lack cultural understanding for ethnic minorities. READ MORE

  3. 2. Assessing International Students’ Healthcare Access : A qualitative study examining the barriers to healthcare access faced by international students in Halmstad

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för hälsa och välfärd

    Author : Manisha Gurung; Sayyedeh Arghavan Sayyedin Navadeh; [2023]
    Keywords : Access; healthcare; international; students; Sweden;

    Abstract : The human right to health and access to good quality healthcare services is a fundamental and universal principle. However, certain population groups face unique challenges that restrict their healthcare access resulting in illness and impacting their quality of life. READ MORE

  4. 3. "Most people feel at home and safe. Because it feels like we are a family." : Cultural Doulas and their Experience in Supporting Migrants in the Swedish Maternal Healthcare System

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för kultur och samhälle

    Author : Leonie Salzmann; [2023]
    Keywords : Cultural doula; community doula; maternal healthcare; Sweden; migrant mothers; childbirth; qualitative study;

    Abstract : The study highlights the significant role that cultural doulas play in supporting and guiding migrant women during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period in Sweden. The Swedish healthcare system is understaffed, overburdened, and medically dominated, making it difficult for nurses and midwives to provide continuous and culturally-sensible care to their clients. READ MORE

  5. 4. Enabling Equitable Pain Management : Understanding gender bias in pain assessment and designing for equitable care delivery

    University essay from KTH/Maskinkonstruktion (Inst.)

    Author : Anubhuti Gupta; [2022]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : The healthcare field, just like any industry which is driven by people, their interactions and decisions, is affected by the social norms and biases. Historically being centred around the average white male, the healthcare structure, systems and process are not equitable. READ MORE

  6. 5. Barriers and facilitators to equitable care : A qualitative study of healthcare professionals with coordination responsibility in Region Gävleborg

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för folkhälsovetenskap

    Author : Amanda Sammeli; [2022]
    Keywords : equitable care; conditions; healthcare professionals; coordination; inequities;

    Abstract : Equitable healthcare is a prerequisite for good living conditions and good health in the population. The Health Care Act states that healthcare in Sweden must be provided on equitable terms, however, inequities in Swedish healthcare are continuously reported. READ MORE