1. Exploring end-of-life care for South Asian kidney patients: interviewer reflections.
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Wilkinson, Emma, Waqar, Muhammad, Gill, Babir, Hoque, Pina, Jetha, Champa, Bola, Kulwinder Kaur, Mahmood, Riffat, Mahmood, Sultan, Saujani, Rita, and Randhawa, Gurch
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ASIANS ,CHRONIC kidney failure ,FOCUS groups ,HEALTH services accessibility ,HEALTH status indicators ,INTERVIEWING ,MEDICAL quality control ,PALLIATIVE treatment ,THEMATIC analysis ,CULTURAL competence - 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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2017
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