Immigrants’ utilization of specialist mental healthcare according to age, country of origin, and migration history: a nation-wide register study in Norway

Abebe, Dawit; Lien, Lars; Elstad, Jon Ivar

doi:10.1007/s00127-017-1381-1

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“…The studies show that refugees get less benefit from mental health services than locals. 10,11 Language and cultural differences 12,13 are considered the most important personal characteristics that pose a barrier to access to health services. Hence, translators are used for communication, and family members do that when translators are not available.…”

Section: Theme 6: Discriminationmentioning

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“…Refugees use mental health services less frequently than the host community although they suffer more from mental health problems . Cultural and linguistic differences are considered the most important factors that impede refugees’ access to health services .…”

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confidence: 99%

“…However, this makes it difficult to protect patient privacy . Other barriers to health services include: being female, low socioeconomic status and financial difficulties, transportation problems, inadequacy of social aids, state of health, lack of information about health/disease, beliefs regarding health, lack of information about the health care system, the cause of migration, period of stay in the host country, being unregistered, being unemployed and the fear of deportation . The feel of insecurity about mental health care services and the fear of being stigmatized by others also hinder access to mental health services .…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Refugees are unfamiliar with the host country's health care system because they come from other countries . Structural barriers include: the lack of physicians and health care staff who have the same culture and language, insufficient number of translators, long queues and waiting periods, paid health care services inability to afford transportation costs, and problems with their ID cards …”

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confidence: 99%

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Syrian refugees’ experiences with mental health services in Turkey: “I felt lonely because I wasn’t able to speak to anyone”

Doğan

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Uygun

2019

Perspect Psychiatr Care

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Purpose This study examined Syrian refugee adults’ experiences with mental health services due to a mental complaint. Design and Methods This qualitative study used a phenomenological design. The data were collected in semi‐structured focus group interviews between June and August 2018. A total of 24 individuals participated in the study. The data were analyzed using Colaizzi's method of phenomenological interpretation. Findings Seven themes were identified by thematic analysis of the interviews: (a) difficulties making appointments, (b) difficulties obtaining medicine, (c) personal rights, (d) lack of information, (e) language barrier, (f) discrimination, and (g) confidence versus anxiety. Practice Implications Nurses should be aware of the barriers experienced by refugees that affect the quality and accessibility of psychiatric services.

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Section: Theme 6: Discriminationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

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Syrian refugees’ experiences with mental health services in Turkey: “I felt lonely because I wasn’t able to speak to anyone”

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Uygun

2019

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“…Bearing in mind that Spain has universal healthcare coverage, this perception must be based on difficulties in obtaining access to healthcare services or barriers to their use in the immigrant population studied. (Abebe, Lien, & Elstad, 2017;Fatahi & Krupic, 2016).…”

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confidence: 99%

Health inequalities between male and female immigrants in Spain after the beginning of the economic crisis

Henares-Montiel

Ruíz-Pérez

Mendoza-Garcia

2018

Health Soc Care Community

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The aim of this study was to analyse health inequalities in the immigrant population in Spain in 2014, while differentiating between immigrant and native-born men and women. We have designed a cross-sectional study on the population aged over 15 years resident in Spain and the data were obtained from the 2014 European Health Survey in Spain (n = 22,842). Among immigrant men and women, we observed a lower risk of having a Chronic Physical Problem (CPP) or a Mental Health Problem (MHP) and a lower consumption of psychiatric drugs. We also observed a higher risk of lack of medical care in immigrant men compared to native-born. The country of origin was not significantly related to self-perception of health or use of Primary Care (PC) and Emergency Care services. In conclusion, we observed that now that the peak of the crisis has passed it seems that the "healthy immigrant" effect is being recovered, although the gender inequalities observed in the general population are transferred to the immigrant population. We need to approach the feminisation of migration from a new perspective and understand how inequalities affect immigrant women.

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Empowering Agency: Enhancing Health Literacy Among Migrant Women Through Health Parties: A Case Study

Hedlund,

Zhao,

Gjernes

2024

Towards Sustainable Good Health and Well-Being

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This chapter explores how agency involvement through Health Parties can generate and promote learning agencies for migrant women to enforce health literacy. The Norwegian healthcare system struggles to provide sufficient responses to the needs of current and potential patients of the migrant population, particularly migrant women. A lack of cultural sensitivity and a more bottom-up approach is needed. Inspired by Tupperware Parties, this chapter explores the model of Health Parties, initiated by the female network of migrant women, called Kvinnenettverket Noor in Norwegian. A Health Party is based on a model where a host invites female friends, family, and acquaintances to a party to share information and learn about a relevant health issue by creating an appropriate space for discussion among experts and participants. This model can be employed when working to fulfil the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals concerning health and equity for migrant women. An explorative qualitative community-based participatory study design was employed. Data were collected by analysing participant observations and semi-structured face-to-face interviews in seven arranged Health Parties from September 2015 to March 2016. Health Parties generate learning agencies by providing space for active participation for migrant women. The healthcare system, which is based on Norwegian norms and culture, created cultural alienation and barriers that migrant women need space and knowledge to overcome. The results show the need for a public healthcare system and its professionals to be more sensitive and better adjusted to cultural diversity. They also provide insights into how migrant women gain agency about health issues by attending a Health Party. New ways of communication are required and found in the model of Health Parties for addressing health literacy among migrant women.

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Immigrants’ utilization of specialist mental healthcare according to age, country of origin, and migration history: a nation-wide register study in Norway

Cited by 76 publications

References 27 publications

Syrian refugees’ experiences with mental health services in Turkey: “I felt lonely because I wasn’t able to speak to anyone”

Syrian refugees’ experiences with mental health services in Turkey: “I felt lonely because I wasn’t able to speak to anyone”

Health inequalities between male and female immigrants in Spain after the beginning of the economic crisis

Empowering Agency: Enhancing Health Literacy Among Migrant Women Through Health Parties: A Case Study

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