Introduction: Home-based care is an important part of the health care sector globally. But there is a lack of studies of the working conditions for health care workers within home-based care. Aim: The aim of the study is to illuminate the different experiences of working within home-based care for healthcare workers in economically poor communities. Method: A qualitative research, data was collected through six semi-structured interviews and data was analysed by content analysis. Results: Three categories and eight sub-categories was identified in the data analysis: The Community; Working Conditions in the Community, Safety in the Community & Attitudes in the Community, The Family; The Family Affects the Patient & The Family Affects the Work Tasks and The Health Care Worker; Helping Beyond the Work Tasks, Emotional Involvement & Job Satisfaction. Conclusion: The study presents different challenges such as safety- and attitudes in the community but also the love for the work in the community.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:kau-72103 |
| Date | January 2019 |
| Creators | Jelkeby, Ellen, Krepper, Jessica |
| Publisher | Karlstads universitet, Karlstads universitet |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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