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      Negotiating culturally incongruent healthcare systems : the process of accessing dementia care in northern Saskatchewan

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      Date
      2006-12-20
      Author
      Cammer, Allison Lee
      Type
      Thesis
      Degree Level
      Masters
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      Abstract
      This study is an exploration of the process of accessing dementia care for Aboriginal Older Adults living in Northern Saskatchewan. The research question for this project was, “What is the process of accessing formal healthcare for dementia from the perspective of Northern Saskatchewan Aboriginal communities, and what factors specifically impede or encourage accessing formal care?” Grounded theory methodology informed the research process. Theoretical sampling resulted in a sample of thirty participants. Data were generated through eighteen in-person, semi-structured interviews; two in-person, semi-structured group interviews; and three focus group discussions including a directed activity led by participants. Analysis of data using the grounded theory constant comparison method led to an emergent theory that was verified by research participants.The theory that emerged explains the basic social process at the heart of the research question. The grounded theory, “The process of negotiating culturally incongruent healthcare systems” explains the access to and use of formal healthcare from the perspective of those living in Northern Saskatchewan. Specific attention to the social context of healthcare access helped to illuminate the challenges faced by Aboriginal Older Adults when accessing healthcare services. The findings indicate a need for enhancing the cultural competence of healthcare provision to Older Adults with dementia in Northern Saskatchewan while providing formal support for those persons with dementia as well as for their informal caregivers.
      Degree
      Master of Science (M.Sc.)
      Department
      Community Health and Epidemiology
      Program
      Community Health and Epidemiology
      Supervisor
      Morgan, Debra; Janzen, Bonnie
      Committee
      Woods, Shirley; Stewart, Norma J.; Leis, Anne; Green, Kathryn
      Copyright Date
      December 2006
      URI
      http://hdl.handle.net/10388/etd-12192006-160831
      Subject
      grounded theory
      Aboriginal
      access
      older adult
      feminist
      postcolonial
      healthcare
      dementia
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