ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Exploring home care nurses’ perceptions regarding their services in economic crisis: A qualitative approach
Constantinos Megaritis RN, BSc, MSc,
Evanthia Sakellari RHV, BSc, MSc, PhD, Assistant Professor,
Maria Psychogiou RHV, BSc, MSc, PhD(c),
Anastasios Tzenalis RN, BSc, MSc, PhD,
Vassiliki Krepia RN, BSc, MSc, PhD(c),
George Charalambous MD, PhD,
Despina Sapountzi-Krepia RN, RHV, BSc, MSc, PhD, Professor,
Constantinos Megaritis RN, BSc, MSc
Faculty of Health Sciences, Frederick University, Nicosia, Cyprus
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Evanthia Sakellari RHV, BSc, MSc, PhD, Assistant Professor
Department of Public and Community Health, University of West Attica, Athens, Greece
Correspondence
Evanthia Sakellari, Department of Public and Community Health, University of West Attica, Athens, Greece.
Email: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorMaria Psychogiou RHV, BSc, MSc, PhD(c)
Department of Nursing Science, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
Search for more papers by this authorAnastasios Tzenalis RN, BSc, MSc, PhD
Papanikolaou Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece
Search for more papers by this authorVassiliki Krepia RN, BSc, MSc, PhD(c)
School of Human Movement and Quality of Life Sciences, Faculty of Nursing, University of Peloponnese, Sparta, Greece
Sismanogleion Hospital of Attica, Marousi, Greece
Search for more papers by this authorGeorge Charalambous MD, PhD
Faculty of Health Sciences, Frederick University, Nicosia, Cyprus
Search for more papers by this authorDespina Sapountzi-Krepia RN, RHV, BSc, MSc, PhD, Professor
Nursing Department, Frederick University, Nicosia, Cyprus
Search for more papers by this authorConstantinos Megaritis RN, BSc, MSc,
Evanthia Sakellari RHV, BSc, MSc, PhD, Assistant Professor,
Maria Psychogiou RHV, BSc, MSc, PhD(c),
Anastasios Tzenalis RN, BSc, MSc, PhD,
Vassiliki Krepia RN, BSc, MSc, PhD(c),
George Charalambous MD, PhD,
Despina Sapountzi-Krepia RN, RHV, BSc, MSc, PhD, Professor,
Constantinos Megaritis RN, BSc, MSc
Faculty of Health Sciences, Frederick University, Nicosia, Cyprus
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Evanthia Sakellari RHV, BSc, MSc, PhD, Assistant Professor
Department of Public and Community Health, University of West Attica, Athens, Greece
Correspondence
Evanthia Sakellari, Department of Public and Community Health, University of West Attica, Athens, Greece.
Email: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorMaria Psychogiou RHV, BSc, MSc, PhD(c)
Department of Nursing Science, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
Search for more papers by this authorAnastasios Tzenalis RN, BSc, MSc, PhD
Papanikolaou Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece
Search for more papers by this authorVassiliki Krepia RN, BSc, MSc, PhD(c)
School of Human Movement and Quality of Life Sciences, Faculty of Nursing, University of Peloponnese, Sparta, Greece
Sismanogleion Hospital of Attica, Marousi, Greece
Search for more papers by this authorGeorge Charalambous MD, PhD
Faculty of Health Sciences, Frederick University, Nicosia, Cyprus
Search for more papers by this authorDespina Sapountzi-Krepia RN, RHV, BSc, MSc, PhD, Professor
Nursing Department, Frederick University, Nicosia, Cyprus
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This article explores the home care nurses’ perceptions on the services they provide in Cyprus, which has been hit by a financial crisis. Semistructured interviews were conducted in Greek at the home care nurses’ offices. Data were analyzed using qualitative content analysis. The participants’ perceptions are described in terms of provision of home care nursing, administration of homecare nursing, job satisfaction, financial issues, and suggesting improvements. The financial crisis influences the home care services with regard to workload increase, staff shortage, and lack of resources. Home care nurses are well engaged in the provision of proper services in order to address the patients’ needs. However, the financial crisis has set obstacles in the provision of care.
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