Multimorbidity and person-centred care in a socioeconomically deprived community: a qualitative study

Marianne McCallum; Sara Macdonald; Frances S Mair

doi:10.3399/BJGP.2024.0286

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A limited view of socioeconomically deprived communities
Katharine R. Russell

Published on: 23 October 2024

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A limited view of socioeconomically deprived communities
Katharine R. Russell, Doctor, West Herts Teaching Hospital NHS Trust
This is an incredibly thought-provoking read, and I commend the authors for such a novel approach to the identification of barriers to healthcare faced by some socioeconomically deprived communities.¹However, it has to be noted that by only interviewing those who can speak English, a whole realm of other views may be being missed and potentially increasing the divide in ethnic inequalities in healthcare we are already facing in the UK.

Your article clearly highlights how community factors impact self-management of conditions and how person centred care is viewed by predominately white, English speaking Glaswegians. However, it is widely known that the views of non-white and non-English speaking communities have the potential to differ greatly to these. Previous research on this topic has suggested that black and Asian communities have suboptimal disease management for MLTCs in comparison to white communities. It would have been interesting to identify if there are different factors for these communities and strive to ensure we do not widen the ethnic inequalities in healthcare when there are already inadequate initiatives for reducing them.²

References

1. McCallum M, MacDonald S, Mair FS. Multimorbidity and Person-Centred care in a socioeconomically deprived community: a qualitative study. Br J Gen Pract 2024; Oct 22: BJGP.2024.0286. doi: 10.3399/BJGP.2024.0286.

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This is an incredibly thought-provoking read, and I commend the authors for such a novel approach to the identification of barriers to healthcare faced by some socioeconomically deprived communities.¹However, it has to be noted that by only interviewing those who can speak English, a whole realm of other views may be being missed and potentially increasing the divide in ethnic inequalities in healthcare we are already facing in the UK.

Your article clearly highlights how community factors impact self-management of conditions and how person centred care is viewed by predominately white, English speaking Glaswegians. However, it is widely known that the views of non-white and non-English speaking communities have the potential to differ greatly to these. Previous research on this topic has suggested that black and Asian communities have suboptimal disease management for MLTCs in comparison to white communities. It would have been interesting to identify if there are different factors for these communities and strive to ensure we do not widen the ethnic inequalities in healthcare when there are already inadequate initiatives for reducing them.²

References

1. McCallum M, MacDonald S, Mair FS. Multimorbidity and Person-Centred care in a socioeconomically deprived community: a qualitative study. Br J Gen Pract 2024; Oct 22: BJGP.2024.0286. doi: 10.3399/BJGP.2024.0286.

2. Hayanga B, Stafford M, Bécares L. Ethnic Inequalities in Healthcare Use and Care Quality among People with Multiple Long-Term Health Conditions Living in the United Kingdom: A Systematic Review and Narrative Synthesis. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2021; 18(23):12599. doi: 10.3390/ijerph182312599.
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Competing Interests: None declared.