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ArticleBMC health services research2019

Supporting access to healthcare for refugees and migrants in European countries under particular migratory pressure.

Antonio Chiarenza, Marie Dauvrin, Valentina Chiesa, Sonia Baatout, Hans Verrept

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Article in BMC health services research, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 93 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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93citing papers in PubMed, 7 pooled it
17.7field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

93 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 159 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Antonio ChiarenzaAzienda Unità Sanitaria Locale - IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Research and Innovation Unit, Via Amendola, 2, 42120, Reggio Emilia, Italy. antonio.chiarenza@ausl.re.it.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1773-5818
Marie DauvrinUniversité catholique de Louvain, Institute of Health and Society, Clos Chapelle aux Champs 30 B1.30.14, 1200, Brussels, Belgium.
Valentina ChiesaLondon School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London, WC1E 7HT, England.
Sonia BaatoutFederal Public Health Service, Food Chain Safety and Environment, Intercultural Mediation and Policy Support Unit, Victor Hortaplein 40 (PB 10), 1060, Brussels, Belgium.
Hans VerreptFederal Public Health Service, Food Chain Safety and Environment, Intercultural Mediation and Policy Support Unit, Victor Hortaplein 40 (PB 10), 1060, Brussels, Belgium.
Service Public Fédéral Technologie de l'Information et de la Communication · BEAzienda Sanitaria Unità Locale di Reggio Emilia · ITUCLouvain · BEUniversity of London · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIn 2015 the increased migratory pressure in Europe posed additional challenges for healthcare providers. The aim of this study was to inform the development of a "Resource Package" to support European Union (EU) member states in improving access to healthcare for refugees, asylum seekers and other migrants.

methodsA mixed method approach was adopted: i) interviews and focus groups were carried out to gather up-to-date information on the challenges the different healthcare providers were facing related to the refugee crisis; ii) to complement the results of the FGs, a literature review was conducted to collect available evidence on barriers and solutions related to access to healthcare for refugees and migrants.

resultsThe different actors providing healthcare for refugees and migrants faced challenges related to the phases of the migration trajectory: arrival, transit and destination. These challenges impacted on the accessibility of healthcare services due to legislative, financial and administrative barriers; lack of interpretation and cultural mediation services; lack of reliable information on the illness and health history of migrant patients; lack of knowledge of entitlements and available services; lack of organisation and coordination between services. These barriers proved particularly problematic for access to specific services: mental health, sexual and reproductive care, child & adolescent care and victim of violence care.

conclusionsThe findings of this study show that solutions that are aimed only at responding to emergencies often lead to fragmented and chaotic interventions, devolving attention from the need to develop structural changes in the EU health systems.

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Health Services AccessibilityRefugeesTransients and MigrantsAdolescentAdultEuropeFemaleFocus GroupsHealth PersonnelHumansInterviews as TopicMiddle AgedQualitative ResearchYoung AdultAsylum seekersEuropeHealth services accessibilityIrregular migrantsMigrantsRefugees

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PMID31337406
PMCPMC6651950
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