Informal Payments in Healthcare Services: A Literature Review

Çavmak, Doğancan; Söyler, Sait; Teker, Cenk

doi:10.5222/shyd.2019.96658

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“…The cause as stated by both the family caregivers and the mental health professionals was that the health system lacks family services. In Turkey, the health system is mainly patient and treatment oriented (Cavmak & Cavmak, 2017). Within the health system, health professionals are not paid for the family-related interventions they perform, which is a barrier to the development of motivation for family cooperation.…”

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Barriers to Cooperation With Family Members in Psychiatric Care in Turkey: Perspectives of Health Professionals and Family Caregivers

Sari

Duman

Gül

2021

J Am Psychiatr Nurses Assoc

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Background: Cooperation between families of individuals with mental illnesses and mental health professionals is very important for the quality of mental health care, and there are many barriers to the establishment of cooperation between mental health professionals and families. It is highly important to identify/define barriers to cooperation between families and health professionals from a cultural perspective. Aim: The present study was aimed at identifying barriers to cooperation between mental health professionals and families from the perspectives of mental health professionals and family caregivers in Turkey. Method: In the sample of this descriptive qualitative study, 12 family caregivers and 11 health professionals were included. Results: The results of the study indicated seven themes regarding the perceptions of family caregivers and mental health professionals. The themes related to perceptions of family caregivers about barriers are as follows: “learning the process by living,” the perception of “my patient comes first,” and the perception of “being neglected.” The themes related to perceptions of mental health professionals about barriers are as follows: “lack of collaboration within the team,” “family itself as a barrier,” and “lack of education about working with families.” The common theme mentioned by both groups included the “patient-oriented service understanding.” Conclusions: The results obtained from this study are believed to be a guide for planning and implementing interventions to eliminate the barriers defined from the perspectives of both mental health professionals and family caregivers. Both mental health professionals and family caregivers need psychosocial interventions for strengthening “family cooperation.”

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Barriers to Cooperation With Family Members in Psychiatric Care in Turkey: Perspectives of Health Professionals and Family Caregivers

Sari

Duman

Gül

2021

J Am Psychiatr Nurses Assoc

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“…The provision of ambulance services and the rates of society using ambulances vary in developed and developing countries, depending on local, socioeconomic, and cultural conditions. With extensive changes to healthcare policies, the transformation of the healthcare program in Turkey aimed for the population to benefit from several services free of charge with only a small contribution to the social health insurance system [ 4 ]. With the increase in the elderly population of patients requiring care, the increase in demand has not been limited to emergency ambulance services, but there has also been a noticeable increase in the need and demand for transfers from hospital to home [ 5 ].…”

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The way back home: The invisible burden of the emergency healthcare services

Demirel,

Ozcelik,

Bogan

2024

PLoS ONE

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Ambulance services around the world vary according to regional, cultural and socioeconomic conditions. Many countries apply different health policies locally. In Turkey, transportation from hospital to home has started to form an important part of ambulance services in recent years. The increase in the number of patients whose treatment has been completed and waiting to be referred may hinder the work of the emergency services. The aim of this study was to examine the costs, indications, and impact on workload of patients sent home by ambulance. Patients were divided into two groups according to the reasons for referral. The distance to home, transport time and cost were calculated according to the reasons for transport. Patients who were transferred to other clinics or hospitals by ambulance were excluded from the study. The findings showed that the hospital-to-home transfer rate during the study period was 11.4%. Although 9.7% of all cases transferred from our hospital to home were due to social indications, these cases accounted for 16.26% of the total costs. These results suggest that providing home transport services to selected patient groups for medical reasons should be seen as part of the treatment. However, the indications for home transport should not be exceeded and an additional burden should not be placed on the fragile health service.

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“…Anah tar Ke li me ler: Hasta güvenliği; bilgi; yeterlilik; hemşirelik öğrencileri; ebelik öğrencileri began to be made in our country in 2003. 2,3 The World Health Organization (WHO) reported that one out of every 10 patients is harmed by medical errors, 50% of these harms are preventable, and medical errors due to patient care are the leading cause of death and disability globally. 4,5 WHO even reported that these harms were not intentional, but caused by the complexity of health care services.…”

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