ArticleBMC health services research2015
Survey of patient perceptions towards short-term mobile medical aid for those living in a medically underserved area of Swaziland.
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- Medical deserts and uneven access: a U.S.-anchored critical conceptual review.International journal for equity in health · 2026Review
- Impact and Sustainability of Foreign Medical Aid: A Qualitative Study with Honduran Healthcare Providers.Annals of global health · 2023Article
- A Short-Term Medical Mission in Rural Nepal: Chief Complaints, Medications Dispensed, and Unmet Health Needs.Cureus · 2021Article
- Short-term surgical trips: local collaboration and its effects on complications and patient satisfaction.Pediatric surgery international · 2020Article
- Bridging the Gap: Including Patient Voices in Short-Term Medical Mission Evaluations.Annals of global health · 2019Article
- Derivation and validation of a chief complaint shortlist for unscheduled acute and emergency care in Uganda.BMJ open · 2018Article
- Guidelines for responsible short-term global health activities: developing common principles.Globalization and health · 2018Review
- Effective practices of international volunteering for health: perspectives from partner organizations.Globalization and health · 2018Article
- Effects of short-term medical mission trips to Chiapas, Mexico, on the religiosity of the missionaries.The Linacre quarterly · 2017Article
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Abstract
backgroundAn increasing number of short-term medical missions (STMMs) are being dispatched to provide humanitarian healthcare; however, extensive investigations on how recipient patients perceive STMMs are lacking. The current study evaluated the perceptions of patients toward medical services provided by a Taiwanese STMM in a resource-poor area of Swaziland.
methodsA structured questionnaire survey was completed by patients who had received medical services from the medical mission of Taipei Medical University in Swaziland in July 2014.
resultsIn total, 349 questionnaires were valid for the analysis. More respondents were female than male (69.6% vs 30.4%). The most common chief complaint was musculoskeletal problems (45.8%), followed by respiratory symptoms (35.0%). Most of the patients stated that their overall experience with the medical services was excellent (91.4%). Universal patients would like to see the service provided in the future (99.7%). Nearly 90% of the patients were aware of how to take care of the medical problem they were diagnosed with. A majority of the patients comprehended what their medical providers said. Only a few patients did not understand what physicians said (5.2%).
conclusionMedical services provided by the STMM were helpful in resolving patients' problems. The data have crucial implications for evaluating overseas mobile medical aid from the viewpoint of patients.
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