ArticleJournal of global health2019
The use of emergency department and outpatient clinics by Syrian refugees.
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- Evaluating the healthcare access of Syrians in Turkey: a mixed-method analysis.International journal for equity in health · 2026Article
- Healthcare Access Dynamics and Characteristics of Foreign Nationals Using Emergency Departments: A Retrospective Study from Türkiye.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Forensic and Health Challenges of Refugees in Turkish Emergency Departments: A Retrospective Analysis.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2025Article
- Health Care Organization in Poland in Light of the Refugee Crisis Related to the Military Conflict in Ukraine.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Review
- Rates of emergency room visits and hospitalizations among refugee and resident children in a tertiary hospital in Turkey.European journal of pediatrics · 2022Article
- Effects of regional differences on the outcome of cardiopulmonary resuscitation in children: How much different is Gaziantep from Izmir?Turkish journal of emergency medicineArticle
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Abstract
backgroundDisplacement after a war or an armed conflict always leads to unexpected health problems, both among migrating people and in places to which new people have migrated. This study aimed to determine the health care needs and trends of Syrian patients.
methodsThis retrospective study was conducted in a secondary care hospital in the city of Nevşehir, in central Turkey, between January 2013 and December 2017. All Syrian patients who visited the outpatient clinics and emergency department (ED) were enrolled in the study.
resultsOver a span of five years, 41 723 Syrian patients visited the hospital's outpatient clinics and ED. The patients' median age was 23 (inter-quartile range (IQR) = 7-34), and 57.7% of them were female. In 2017, one-third of the Syrian patients visited the ED, a rate that was higher than that found among local patients (30.3% vs 25.0%,
conclusionsThis study showed that Syrian patients' visits to the hospital, and especially the ED, are increasing. Further, the needs and expectations of these patients in terms of health care are different from local demands. New approaches should be applied to provide an appropriate use of health care facilities.
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