Opinions and cultural sensitivities of midwives and nurses about providing health care to women seeking asylum

Abstract

This descriptive and cross-sectional study was carried out to determine opinions and cultural sensitivities of midwives and nurses about providing health care to women seeking asylum. The universe of the research was 491 midwives and nurses worked in this hospital. 216 midwives and nurses were included in the study. A questionnaire and the Intercultural Sensitivity Scale (ISS) were used in the data collection process. 69.4 % of the participants stated they had given care to asylum seekers before. 28.2 % of them reported they felt helpless, 22.5 % felt pity, 15.5 % felt anger, resentment. The ISS mean score of the participants was 75.73+10.1 It was determined in the study that 97.3 % of the participants providing care to asylum seekers had difficulties, and that language problem was the biggest challenge. The participants suggested that the units offering services to asylum seekers should be separate, the personnel should be trained on this matter, and that service guides should be improved for the solution of the problems.

The Difficulties Experienced by Nurses Working in A Tertiary Hospital in Turkey while Providing Health Care to Immigrant and Refugee Patients and Intercultural Sensitivity

“…For the communication between patients and healthcare professionals to be healthy, it is necessary for the patient to express his/her problems clearly and for the healthcare worker to understand the patient correctly. The literature shows that the language barrier is one of the main problems in meeting the health needs of health service providers, immigrants, or refugees (12)(13)(14)(15)(16). A study conducted with midwifery students determined that 90% of the students encountered communication problems while caring for refugee or asylum-seeking patients; they mostly used body language for communication and communicated through someone who could translate or a translator in charge of the institution (13).…”

Göç ve Kadın Sağlığı Hizmetleri

“…Bursa'da yapılan bir çalışmada, göçmenlerin sadece hastalandıklarında sağlık kuruluşuna başvurdukları ve sağlık hizmetine başvurmama konusundaki en büyük engellerinin %26.3 oranı ile dil engeli olduğu belirtilmiştir (42). Gönenç ve arkadaşlarının çalışmasında, göçmenlere sağlık hizmeti sunan ebelerin ve hemşirelerin %97.3'ü bakımda yaşanılan en büyük sorunun dil sorunu olduğunu ifade etmişlerdir (43). Kanada'da yapılan benzer bir çalışmada, sağlık personelinin öncelikli engelinin dil engeli olduğu ifade edilmiştir (44).…”