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Experience of Indigenous Peoples' Access to Long-Term Care Services in Taiwan: A Qualitative Study among Bunun Tribes.
- Source :
- Healthcare (2227-9032); Dec2022, Vol. 10 Issue 12, p2383, 14p
- Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- Indigenous communities usually have poorer access to long-term care services than non-indigenous communities because of their remote locations and unique cultural backgrounds. However, there was little exploration into the experience of indigenous people's access to the official long-term care services in Taiwan—the gap this study aimed to fill. A qualitative study design using semi-structured interviews was used to obtain data from a purposive sample. Fourteen participants who were disabled and lived among the indigenous communities of the Bunun tribes in central Taiwan were interviewed individually. The data were analyzed using Graneheim and Lundman's qualitative content analysis. The theme—"helpful but still difficult and unfit"—and three categories with eight subcategories emerged. While official long-term care services provided by the government can benefit people with disabilities in indigenous tribes, their use of such services faces a number of obstacles, which points to the need for considering culturally appropriate care. To protect the rights and interests of indigenous tribal communities, long-term care policies and practical planning must be adopted, cultural differences at play must be respected and recognized, and the necessary support must be offered to eliminate inequalities in healthcare. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- TAIWAN aborigines
HEALTH policy
HEALTH services accessibility
HUMAN rights
SPIRITUALITY
RESEARCH methodology
HUMAN comfort
INTERVIEWING
TRANSCULTURAL medical care
TRANSPORTATION of patients
MENTAL health
BURDEN of care
QUALITATIVE research
INCOME
PSYCHOSOCIAL factors
HEALTH
INFORMATION resources
QUALITY assurance
JUDGMENT sampling
PEOPLE with disabilities
CONTENT analysis
THEMATIC analysis
STATISTICAL sampling
LONG-term health care
MEDICAL needs assessment
HEALTH care rationing
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 22279032
- Volume :
- 10
- Issue :
- 12
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Healthcare (2227-9032)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 160987580
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10122383