PMID: 16527136Mar 11, 2006Paper

Perception of difficulties in family medicine in the delivery of health to economic immigrants

Atencion primaria
M EstevaS March

Abstract

To find the problems, as seen by family doctors, in care for immigrants, with description of proposed solutions. Transversal and descriptive. 262 doctors from 18 health centres in a district. Each professional received a questionnaire containing social and demographic variables, number of immigrants seen per day, their place of origin, 6 items on accessibility, 5 on barriers to care, 6 on clinic, and 7 on solutions. 159 doctors, 57.2% women, replied. Average age was 41.1; 64% saw 2-3 immigrants a day. 52.3% (95% CI, 45.0%-61.4%) recognised that care for immigrants posed professional problems. They said that immigrants attended as an emergency more often (81.1%); they more often had no clinical records (74.7%); and they had difficulties obtaining a health card (53%). 67% expressed no difficulties for getting to the hospital. Perceived barriers were the mobility of immigrants (82.9%), language (82.3%), and culture (71.3%). Solutions suggested were translators (95.6%) or cultural intermediary (82.7%). Clinically, doctors saw no differences of pathology in immigrants (56.7%), and no greater psychiatric pathology (66%). Lack of skill in contagious pathologies hampered care (60.3%). 82.8% affirmed that specific protocols were needed....Continue Reading

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