ArticleEuropean journal of pediatrics2018
Pediatrician-experienced barriers in the medical care for refugee children in the Netherlands.
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- Challenges in the Medical and Psychosocial Care of the Paediatric Refugee-A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
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- Perspectives of refugee parents and unaccompanied minors on initial health assessment and access to care.European journal of pediatrics · 2024Article
- Comparison of refugee patients with cystic fibrosis and their counterpart children from Turkey during the war.European journal of pediatrics · 2024Article
- Structural Origins of Poor Health Outcomes in Documented Temporary Foreign Workers and Refugees in High-Income Countries: A Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Threats and Interventions on Wellbeing in Asylum Seekers in the Netherlands: A Scoping Review.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Article
- Access to Healthcare for Minors: An Ethical Analysis of Judgments of the European Court of Human Rights.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Analysis of Refugee Children Hospitalized in a Tertiary Pediatric Hospital.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2021Article
- Health needs of refugee children identified on arrival in reception countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMJ paediatrics open · 2019Review
- [Pediatric urological challenges in refugee children].Der Urologe. Ausg. A · 2018Article
- Child trafficking in Europe: what is the paediatrician's role? : A statement by the European Academy of Paediatrics.European journal of pediatrics · 2018Article
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Abstract
Pediatricians in the Netherlands have been confronted with high numbers of refugee children in their daily practice. Refugee children have been recognized as an at-risk population because they may have an increased burden of physical and mental health conditions, and their caretakers may experience barriers in gaining access to the Dutch health care system. The aim of the study was to gain insight into the barriers in the health care for refugee children perceived by pediatricians by analyzing logistical problems reported through the Dutch Pediatric Surveillance Unit, an online system where pediatricians can report predefined conditions. Pediatricians reported 68 cases of barriers in health care ranging from mild to severe impact on the health outcome of refugee children, reported from November 2015 till January 2017. Frequent relocation of children between asylum seeker centers was mentioned in 28 of the reports on lack of continuity of care. Unknown medical history (21/68) and poor handoffs of medical records resulting in poor communication between health professionals (17/68) contributed to barriers to provide good medical care for refugee children, as did poor health literacy (17/68) and cultural differences (5/68).
conclusionFrequent relocations and the unknown medical history were reported most frequently as barriers impacting the delivery of health care to refugee children. To overcome these barriers, the Committee of International Child Health of the Dutch Society of Pediatrics recommends stopping the frequent relocations, improving medical assessment upon entry in the Netherlands, improving handoff of medical records, and improving the health literacy of refugee children and their families. What is Known: • Pediatricians in the Netherlands are confronted with high numbers of refugee children • Refugee children represent a population that is especially at risk due to their increased burden of physical and mental health conditions What is New: • Refugee children experience barriers in accessing medical care • To start overcoming these barriers, we recommend that frequent relocations be stopped, health assessment upon entry in the Netherlands be improved, medical handoffs be improved, and that the refugees be empowered by increasing their health literacy.
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