TY - JOUR
T1 - Understanding Refugees’ Perceptions of Health Care in the United States
AU - Worabo, Heidi J.
AU - Hsueh, Kuei-Hsiang
AU - Yakimo, Richard
AU - Worabo, Essay
AU - Burgess, P. Ariel
AU - Farberman, Susann M.
PY - 2016/7/1
Y1 - 2016/7/1
N2 - Ongoing conflicts around the world have resulted in record numbers of refugees. Given the unique health care needs and access barriers refugees face upon resettlement in the United States, we aimed to better understand refugees’ perceptions of US health care as the first step to quality improvement initiatives. We used a qualitative approach by conducting 4 focus group interviews with refugees from Iraq, Eritrea, Somalia, and Bhutan. We identified 3 common themes: conflicting expectations, miscommunication, and varying levels of trust and satisfaction. Findings support in-person interpreters, cultural competency training, and integrated primary health care delivery models with stronger connections with resettlement agencies.
AB - Ongoing conflicts around the world have resulted in record numbers of refugees. Given the unique health care needs and access barriers refugees face upon resettlement in the United States, we aimed to better understand refugees’ perceptions of US health care as the first step to quality improvement initiatives. We used a qualitative approach by conducting 4 focus group interviews with refugees from Iraq, Eritrea, Somalia, and Bhutan. We identified 3 common themes: conflicting expectations, miscommunication, and varying levels of trust and satisfaction. Findings support in-person interpreters, cultural competency training, and integrated primary health care delivery models with stronger connections with resettlement agencies.
UR - https://www.npjournal.org/article/S1555-4155(16)30075-7/fulltext
U2 - 10.1016/j.nurpra.2016.04.014
DO - 10.1016/j.nurpra.2016.04.014
M3 - Article
VL - 12
JO - The Journal for Nurse Practitioners
JF - The Journal for Nurse Practitioners
ER -