Discrimination of elderly patients in the health care system of Lithuania
Abstract: Aim: This study aimed to explore and describe the barriers that elderly Lithuanians experience with respect to going to court or other institutions to defend their right not to be discriminated regarding medical care. Methods: We used a mixed methods approach due to the scarcity of information in Lithuania. First, the review of laws was done using the e-tar database and court cases were searched using the e-teismai database followed by policy analysis. Additional sources of information were identified searching Google Scholar and PubMed, as well as Google for grey literature. The keywords used were: ageism in patient care, discrimination against elderly, elderly and health (English and Lithuanian: 2000-2015). Secondly, we conducted in-depth individual interviews with 27 clients of newly-established integrated home care services: 13 elderly patients, and 14 informal caregivers. Results: This study identified five groups of barriers explaining why Lithuanian elderly are hesitant to.... https://www.seejph.com/index.php/seejph/article/view/1834
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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
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Online-Ressource
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Englisch
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Discrimination of elderly patients in the health care system of Lithuania ; day:26 ; month:07 ; year:2016
South eastern european journal of public health ; (26.07.2016)
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Kristina Selli
Kasia Czabanowska
Lina Danusevičienė
Rūta Butkevičienė
Ramunė Jurkuvienė
Judy Overall
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10.4119/seejph-1834
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urn:nbn:de:101:1-2020070114242787954064
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Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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- Kristina Selli
- Kasia Czabanowska
- Lina Danusevičienė
- Rūta Butkevičienė
- Ramunė Jurkuvienė
- Judy Overall
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