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Friday, July 06, 2012

Enhancing health services for Aboriginal people with chronic illness


Strategic approaches to enhanced health service delivery for aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with chronic illness: A qualitative studyis an article by Aspin et al. in BMC Health Services Research. 

The results of this Australian qualitative research  indicated that there are both negative and positive influences which affect the health and wellbeing of this population. Non-Indigenous health services struggle to meet the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with chronic illness, but major improvements can be achieved if health services recognise and integrate cultural and traditional knowledge into care and support programs. 

BMC Health Services Research, 12: 143. 2012.

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