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Trial reportHealth and quality of life outcomes2012

Challenges in access to health services and its impact on quality of life: a randomised population-based survey within Turkish speaking immigrants in London.

Kenan Topal, Erhan Eser, Ismail Sanberk, Elizabeth Bayliss, Esra Saatci

Open access · goldAbstract readComparative StudyRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Health and quality of life outcomes, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
2.8field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 24 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
  2. Post-migration well-being of Sub-Saharan Africans in China: a nationwide cross-sectional survey.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2021
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  3. Health status and associated factors of HIV-infected patients in Kunming, China.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2020
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Kenan TopalDepartment of Family Medicine, Pamukkale University Faculty of Medicine, Denizli 20200, Turkey. ktopal9@yahoo.com
Erhan Eser
Ismail Sanberk
Elizabeth Bayliss
Esra Saatci
Cukurova University · TRAction for ME · GBManisa Celal Bayar University · TRPamukkale University · TR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND

aimThere are a significant number of Turkish speaking immigrants living in London. Their special health issues including women's health, mental health, and alcohol and smoking habits has been assessed. The aim of this study was to explore the ongoing challenges in access to health care services and its impact on Quality of Life of immigrants. MATERIAL AND

methodsThis cross-sectional population-based study was conducted between March and August 2010 with Turkish immigrants (n = 416) living in London. Of these, 308 (74%) were Turkish and 108 (26%) were Turkish Cypriots. All healthy or unhealthy adults of 17-65 years of age were enrolled. A structured questionnaire with 44 items in five subcategories and 26-items WHOQOL BREF were used.

resultsMean duration of stay for Turkish Cypriots (26.9 ± 13.9 years) was significantly longer than Turkish immigrants (13.3 ± 7.5) (p < 0.001). Turkish immigrants (n = 108, 36.5%) need interpretation more often when using health services than Turkish Cypriots (n = 16, 15%) (p < 0.001). Multivariate analyses suggested significant effects of older age, non-homeownership, low socioeconomic class, poor access to health services, being ill, poor community integration and being obese on physical well-being and also significant effects of low income and poor community integration on perceived overall Quality of Life (WHOQOL) of the participants.

conclusionsThe results of this study demonstrate how the health and well-being of members of the Turkish speaking community living in London are affected by social aspects of their lives. Providing culturally competent care and interpretation services and advocacy may improve the accessibility of the health care.

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Quality of LifeAdolescentAdultAgedAge FactorsChi-Square DistributionCross-Cultural ComparisonCross-Sectional StudiesEmigrants and ImmigrantsFemaleHealth Services AccessibilityHealth SurveysHumansLogistic ModelsLondonMale

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