ReviewWorld journal of emergency medicine2012
Immigrants and the utilization of hospital emergency departments.
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- Exploring differences in the utilization of the emergency department between migrant and non-migrant populations: a systematic review.BMC public health · 2024Pooled it
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- Immigrant Status Disparities in Hearing Health Care Use in the United States.Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery · 2024Article
- Socio-Economic Factors Associated with Ethnic Disparities in SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Hospitalization.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Examining healthcare needs and decisions to seek health services among Venezuelan migrants living in Trinidad and Tobago using Andersen's Behavioral Model.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Raising ethnicity recording in NHS Lothian from 3% to 90% in 3 years: processes and analysis of data from Accidents and Emergencies.Journal of public health (Oxford, England) · 2021Article
- Examining the Association between Community-Level Marginalization and Emergency Room Wait Time in Ontario, Canada.Healthcare policy = Politiques de sante · 2020Article
- Utilization profile of emergency department by irregular migrants and hospitalization rates: lessons from a large urban medical center in Tel Aviv, Israel.International journal for equity in health · 2020Article
- Emergency Department and Primary Care Use by Refugees Compared to Non-refugee Controls.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2019Article
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- The Association Between Acculturation and Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Ghanaian and Nigerian-born African Immigrants in the United States: The Afro-Cardiac Study.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2018Article
- Emergency Department Discharge Outcome and Psychiatric Consultation in North African Patients.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018Article
- Increased Urgent Care Center Visits by Southeast European Migrants: A Retrospective, Controlled Trial from Switzerland.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018Article
- The Impact of Being a Migrant from a Non-English-Speaking Country on Healthcare Outcomes in Frail Older Inpatients: an Australian Study.Journal of cross-cultural gerontology · 2017Article
- Healthcare inequality issues among immigrant elders after neoliberal welfare reform: empirical findings from the United States.The European journal of health economics : HEPAC : health economics in prevention and care · 2017Article
- Reasons for attending a general emergency outpatient clinic versus a regular general practitioner - a survey among immigrant and native walk-in patients in Oslo, Norway.Scandinavian journal of primary health care · 2017Article
- Patient motives behind low-acuity visits to the emergency department in Germany: a qualitative study comparing urban and rural sites.BMJ open · 2016Article
- Understanding the impact of digital technology on the well-being of older immigrants and refugees: A scoping review.Digital healthArticle
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Abstract
backgroundImmigrants with language barriers are at high risk of having poor access to health care services. However, several studies have indicated that immigrants tend to use emergency departments (EDs) as their primary source of care at the expense of primary care. This may place an additional burden on already overcrowded EDs and lead to a low level of patient satisfaction with ED care. The study was to review if immigrants utilize ED care differently from host populations and to assess immigrants' satisfaction with ED care. DATA SOURCES: Studies about immigrants' utilization of EDs in Australia and worldwide were reviewed.
resultsThere are conflicting results in the literature about the pattern of ED care use among immigrants. Some studies have shown higher utilization by immigrants compared to host populations and others have shown lower utilization. Overall, immigrants use ED care heavily, make inappropriate visits to EDs, have a longer length of stay in EDs, and are less satisfied with ED care as compared to host populations.
conclusionsImmigrants might use ED care differently from host populations due to language and cultural barriers. There is sparse Australian literature regarding immigrants' access to health care including ED care. To ensure equity, further research is needed to inform policy when planning health care provision to immigrants.
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