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Care avoidance among homeless people and access to care: an interview study among spiritual caregivers, street pastors, homeless outreach workers and formerly homeless people.

Hanna T KlopKirsten EvenblijJaap R G GootjesAnke J E de VeerBregje D Onwuteaka-Philipsen
Published in: BMC public health (2018)
Reasons for care avoidance can be found in the interplay between both the individual and the system; measures to reduce care avoidance should be taken at both levels. These measures are centred on lowering the barriers to care inter alia by incorporating building trust and understanding into the care provided.
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