Language barriers and healthcare access: a qualitative study in the Volta Region of Ghana.

Background: The study explores the language barriers between two language minority populations and healthcare professionals in the Volta Region of Ghana.

Methods: An interpretive description with a qualitative approach to data collection and analysis was used. This study was carried out in the Tafi-Atome and Avatime-Vane communities, the Hohoe Municipal Hospital and the Margaret Marquart Catholic Hospital in the Kpando Municipality.

"We try our best to offer them the little that we can" coping strategies of Ghanaian community psychiatric nurses: a qualitative descriptive study.

Introduction: Community psychiatric nurses work in extremely stressful environments with intense patient relationships as they try to prevent self-harm and manage aggressive behaviors. In order to improve their ability to manage the stressful work environments, community psychiatric nurses need to incorporate formal coping strategies into their daily work routines. With evidence-based coping strategies, community psychiatric nurses can effectively manage the stressful situations in their work environment to increase their work longevity.