“They take care of their own”: healthcare professionals’ constructions of Sami persons with dementia and their families’ reluctance to seek and accept help through attributions to multiple contexts

Background: Norwegian government white papers have stated that the Sami population is reluctant to seek help from healthcare services and has traditions of self-help and the use of local networks.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:International Journal of Circumpolar Health
Main Authors: Blix, Bodil Hansen, Hamran, Torunn
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis 2017
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Online Access:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5497550/
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28587573
https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2017.1328962
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Summary:Background: Norwegian government white papers have stated that the Sami population is reluctant to seek help from healthcare services and has traditions of self-help and the use of local networks.