From denial to awareness: a conceptual model for obtaining equity in healthcare

摘要: Although Swedish legislation prescribes equity in healthcare, studies have reported inequalities, both face-to-face encounters and telephone nursing. Research has suggested that nursing the capability to increase as it is open all not limited by long distances. However, this requires an increased awareness of healthcare among nurses. The aim study was explore describe perceptions nurses who had participated educational intervention on health, including which power constructs gender, ethnicity age they commented upon most frequently. Further, develop a conceptual model for obtaining based results empirical investigation. A qualitative method used. Free text comments from questionnaires filled out 133 before after well individual interviews with five participants, were analyzed qualitatively. number related inequity or free counted descriptively. Gender factor least most. Four concepts found through analysis: Denial, Defense, Openness, Awareness. Some informants denied general, particular. Others acknowledged it, but argued workplace routines protected against it. There also examples openness fact existed willingness learn prevent already high healthcare. developed four divided into two qualitatively different blocks, Denial Defense one side continuum Openness Awareness other. In order reach action needed, concept therefore added model. result can be used starting point when developing interventions personnel.