Interactions between healthcare personnel and family caregivers of people with dementia from minority ethnic backgrounds in home‐based care—An explorative qualitative study

AIMS: To explore how healthcare personnel in home-based care perceive interactions with family caregivers of people with dementia from minority ethnic backgrounds. BACKGROUND: Research shows that the organization of home-based care rarely allows opportunities to provide support to family caregivers in practice. However, how these organizational structures influence the way in which healthcare personnel perceive their interactions with family caregivers of people with dementia from minority ethnic backgrounds remains an unexplored area. DESIGN: An explorative qualitative study inspired by a critical realist approach using Pierre Bourdieu's theoretical concepts of field, habitus and capital. METHODS: Data were collected through individual semi-structured interviews with six nurses and four auxiliary nurses employed in home-based care in Norway. The data were analysed using a…