Older people's challenges and expectations of healthcare in Ghana: A qualitative study.
Confidence Alorse AtakroAbigail AtakroJanet Sintim AboagyeAlice Aluwah BlayStella Boatemaa AddoDorcas Frempomaa AgyarePeter AdataraKwaku Gyimah Amoa-GyartengAwube MenlahIsabella GartiGeorge Sedinam BoniOsei Kwaku BerchieIsaac Kwadwo AnsongPublished in: PloS one (2021)
The elderly in Ghana experience challenges of healthcare which include inadequate information, queuing frustrations and financial burdens. Elderly persons also have expectations of healthcare which include having dedicated professionals and units that will attend to them during their hospital visits. Academic and clinical gerontology experts could collaborate and help improve gerontology knowledge of health workers through workshops and conferences. Improving knowledge of health workers in gerontology may be a positive step towards meeting healthcare expectations of older Ghanaians.