@incollection{2023:alpinarsencan:provision_,
title = {Provision of healthcare for culturally diverse populations: Insights from a qualitative study on dementia care with the members of the Turkish immigrant community in Germany},
year = {2023},
note = {Culture plays a crucial role in shaping a person’s perceptions
towards health-related phenomena. This gains importance in dementia
care because the affected individuals become dependent on their
caretakers as their faculties associated with self-determination and
personhood is jeopardized. There is a danger that not all persons
either affected with dementia or their caregivers from minority
cultural groups will seek out or find access to care on par with those
from the majority culture. The population of first-generation migrants
in Germany are reaching an age where they are at risk of developing
dementia. This chapter presents a pilot study focusing on the
experiences on dementia care and expectations for counseling of
caregivers and relatives of people with dementia of Turkish descent
living in Germany. The study is based on qualitative research
methodology. Seven face-to-face and telephone, semi-structured
interviews were conducted. The preliminary analysis revealed four
emerging themes: (1) the need for support, counseling and information
about the disease and its course, (2) perception of discriminative
behavior and neglect from healthcare staff, (3) the impact of migrant
life on the initiation of the disease, and (4) the role of family in
care. The results highlight the main needs of migrant groups and are
further discussed in the context of culturally sensitive care.},
booktitle = {Equal Access to Healthcare in Socially Diverse Societies},
pages = {155--178},
edition = {},
author = {Alpinar-Sencan, Zümrüt},
publisher = {Karl Alber},
address = {Baden-Baden},
series = {Angewandte Ethik},
volume = {8}
}