Bridging gaps: a qualitative inquiry on improving paediatric rheumatology care among healthcare workers in Kenya
Authors' conclusion
Study participants were able to identify potential initiatives to improve paediatric rheumatology care in Kenya.
Study context
- Population
- Non-specialist healthcare workers (clinical officers, nurses, general practitioners) and paediatricians caring for paediatric rheumatology patients across six regions in Kenya12 focus groups
- Participants
- 68 workers
- Outcome
- Proposed interventions to improve the ability of non-specialist healthcare workers to care for paediatric rheumatology patients
Methodological detailsfocus group discussions, six regions in Kenya, Interviews audio-recorded, transcribed verbatim and analysed using MAXQDA 2022.2 software
- Focus group discussions
- Six regions in Kenya
- Interviews audio-recorded, transcribed verbatim and analysed using MAXQDA 2022.2 software
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Proposed interventions
- Patient interventions: patient education and psychosocial support
- Community interventions: outreach awareness campaigns, mobilising financial support for patients' care, mobilising patients to access diagnostic and therapeutic interventions
- Healthcare worker interventions: diagnostic, management and referral guidelines; research and educational interventions on symptom identification, therapeutic strategies and patient communication skills
- Healthcare systems: improve insurance coverage and access to integrated multi-disciplinary clinical care
- Participants: 11 clinical officers, 12 nurses, 10 general practitioners, 27 paediatricians, 8 other healthcare workers
Original publication
Bridging gaps: a qualitative inquiry on improving paediatric rheumatology care among healthcare workers in Kenya. Pediatr Rheumatol Online J. Published 13 December 2023. doi:10.
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