Looking good but doing harm? Perceptions of short-term medical missions in Nicaragua

Datos Bibliográficos

ID15540586
AutoresElysee Nouvet (0000-0002-1607-3453, McMaster University, autor de correspondencia), Elizabeth Chan (0000-0001-7494-3587, Johns Hopkins University), Lisa Schwartz (0000-0002-4959-225X, McMaster University)
Año2016
Volumen13
Número4
Páginas456-472
Fecha de publicación2016-08-20
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaGlobal Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1744-1692 • E-ISSN: 1744-1706
EditorialTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/17441692.2016.1220610
PMID27545146
OpenAlexW2508185562
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas9
Referencias citadas31

In this paper, we present findings from a qualitative study that gathered Nicaraguans' perceptions of short-term foreign medical missions, towards deepening the understanding of what Nicaraguans value or find limited in the work of such foreign missions operating in their country. Fifty-two interviews were conducted with patients, relatives of patients, Nicaraguan physicians and nurses who partnered with or observed missions at work, 'beneficiary' community leaders, and individuals who were unable or unwilling to access mission-provided healthcare. Factors underlying participants' positive and more critical accounts of foreign primary and surgical missions are described and analysed. Empirical investigation on how, whether or not, or on what bases short-term medical missions (STMs) have been perceived as beneficial, harmful, or otherwise by those on the receiving end of these efforts is limited. This study aims to contribute to the evidence base for reflecting on the ethical performance of trans-national STMs

Beneficiary · Harm · Health care · Medical education · Perception · Political science · Public relations · Qualitative research · Sociology · Work (physics · Engineering · Global Health and Surgery · Medicine · Migration, Health and Trauma · Nursing · Psychology · Religion, Society, and Development · Social Psychology