ArticleJournal of immigrant and minority health2014
Integrated primary care improves access to healthcare for newly arrived refugees in Canada.
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33 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Quality of health care for refugees - a systematic review.BMC international health and human rights · 2019Pooled it
- From crisis to care at a refugee community health centre: a community-based participatory qualitative study of refugee experiences and outcomes.Health promotion international · 2026Article
- Health Care Utilization Profiles in Young Ukrainian Refugee Children.JAMA network open · 2026Article
- What makes a good general practitioner consultation for refugees: perspectives of Africans from refugee backgrounds in Australia.BMC primary care · 2026Article
- Person-centred, community-oriented, and diversity sensitive primary care for migrants; a EFPC position paper.Primary health care research & development · 2026Review
- What Happens to Refugees when Accessing Primary Care in the United States?: A Qualitative Meta-synthesis.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2026Review
- Welcoming care practices for migrant children in Primary Health Care: a scoping review.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S P · 2026Article
- Unpacking the Mystery of the Ontario Healthcare System in Canada: Ukrainian Temporary Migrants and Healthcare System Navigation.The Canadian journal of nursing research = Revue canadienne de recherche en sciences infirmieres · 2025Article
- Social and health determinants of wait times for primary care in Canada.Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien · 2025Article
- Exploring factors that shaped Syrian refugees integration into Lebanon's national health system using Kingdon's Multiple Streams Framework.Conflict and health · 2025Article
- Transition in care interventions for Refugee, Immigrant and other Migrant (RIM) populations: a health equity-oriented scoping review.Globalization and health · 2025Article
- Person-centred integrated primary care for refugees: a mixed-methods, stepped wedge design study to assess the impact.Primary health care research & development · 2025Article
- Barriers to primary care among immigrants and refugees in Peterborough, Ontario: a qualitative study of provider perspectives.BMC primary care · 2024Article
- Medical Interpreting Services for Refugees in Canada: Current State of Practice and Considerations in Promoting this Essential Human Right for All.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- Refugees' Care Experiences, Self-Reported Health Outcomes and Transition to Mainstream Health Care After One Year at the Refugee Engagement and Community Health (REACH) Clinic.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2024Article
- A principles-based community health center for addressing refugee health: the New Canadians Health Centre.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- The war in Ukraine and refugee health care: considerations for health care providers in Canada.CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne · 2022Article
- "Many people have no idea": a qualitative analysis of healthcare barriers among Yazidi refugees in the Midwestern United States.International journal for equity in health · 2022Article
- How Are Non-Medical Settlement Service Organizations Supporting Access to Healthcare and Mental Health Services for Immigrants: A Scoping Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Resiliency with Forced Migrants: A Qualitative Study of Providers and Forced Migrants through a Resilience Perspective.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
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Abstract
In this study we quantify the impact of a partnership between a dedicated health clinic for government assisted refugees (GARs), a local reception centre and community providers, on wait times and referrals. This study used a before and after, repeated survey study design to analyze archived administrative data. Using various statistical techniques, outcomes for refugees arriving 18 months prior to the introduction of the clinic were compared with those of refugees arriving in the 18 months after the clinic was established. Our investigation revealed wait times to see a health care provider decreased by 30 % with the introduction of a dedicated refugee health clinic. The likelihood of GARs being referred to physician specialists decreased by 45 %, but those referred were more likely to require multiple referrals due to increasingly complex medical needs. Referrals to non-physician specialist health care providers nearly doubled following the availability of the clinic. The time-limited, but intense health needs of GARs, require an integrated community-based primary healthcare intervention that includes dedicated health system navigators to support timely, more culturally appropriate care and successful integration.
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