Out of the multiple margins: Older women’s experiences of health care

• Other Authors: Kinch, Janice L. (Author), Jakubec, Sonya L. (Author)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Journal of Nursing Research 2004
• Subjects: Older women; Access; Poverty; Feminism; Phenomenology; First Nations
• Online Access: https://arcabc.ca/islandora/object/mru%3A165

This feminist phenomenological study explores the meaning of older women’s experiences as they negotiate health care. Several interviews with diverse groups of older women (immigrant, First Nations, and Japanese-Canadian women and those involved in community and social clubs) reveal that negotiating to have their health needs met was a challenging process requiring mutual support.Their health-care experiences were influenced by issues surrounding access to services, power, and poverty. For many participants, the conversational interview format served to inspire consciousness-raising, activism, and reflection.The findings suggest that such reflection may help other women to understand the “multiple margins” (being older, being a woman, being a member of a visible minority) that constrain and challenge their access to health care.