Scoping review
Barriers to primary care access experienced by immigrants and refugees in English-speaking countries
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12645286 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Hamza Kamran (0000-0003-0345-9768, University of Calgary, corresponding author), Hadi Hassan (0000-0003-2467-9778, University of Calgary), Mehr Un Nisa Ali (0000-0001-9150-6629, CMH Lahore Medical College and Institute of Dentistry), Danish Ali (0000-0003-4136-0830, University of Aruba), Moizzuddin Taj (0000-0002-7510-2023, University of Calgary), Zara Mir (0000-0003-4257-5518, University of Calgary), Munj Pandya (0000-0002-1387-3615, University of Calgary), Shirley R Steinberg (0000-0002-8504-471X, University of Calgary), Aamir Jamal (0000-0003-2577-6975, University of Calgary), Mukarram Zaidi (University of Calgary) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 401-414 |
| Publication date | 2022-05-04 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Qualitative Research Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1443-9883 • E-ISSN: 1448-0980 |
| Publisher | Emerald Publishing Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1108/qrj-02-2022-0028 |
| OpenAlex | W4225370680 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 54 |
Purpose This study examined 46 articles in total, which yielded 5 recurring themes: perceived discrimination, language barriers, socioeconomic barriers, cultural barriers and educational/knowledge barriers. The two most dominant themes found were the inability to speak the country's primary language and belonging to a culture with different practices and values from the host country. The review provides vital insights into the numerous challenges that immigrants and refugees encounter as they navigate through the primary care systems of English-speaking (E-S) countries and potential solutions to overcome these barriers. Design/methodology/approach Access to adequate healthcare plays a central part in ensuring the physical and mental wellbeing of society. However, vulnerable groups such as immigrants and refugees, face numerous challenges when utilizing these healthcare services. To shed further light on the barriers impacting healthcare quality, the authors’ team performed a scoping thematic review of the available literature on immigrant and refugees' experiences in primary healthcare systems across E-S countries. Articles were systematically reviewed while focusing on healthcare perceptions by immigrants, potential barriers and suggestions to improve the quality of primary care. Findings This work looked at qualitative and quantitative information, attempting to combine both paradigms to give a rich and robust platform with which to devise a further study through focus groups. Qualitative inquiry accounted for 28/46, or 61%, of studies, and quantitative inquiry made up 9/46, or 20%, while 9/46 or 20% combined both qualitative and qualitative. Emerging themes are -perceived ethnic discrimination faced by immigrants accessing primary care, language barriers, socioeconomic barriers, cultural barriers and educational barriers. Research limitations/implications Most medical journals rely on quantitative data to relate “results” and cases. The authors set out to change ways in which medical reports can be done. Most of the authors were solely trained in quantitative research; consequently, they had to learn to isolate themes and to use a narrative approach in the article. Practical implications Research implications clearly indicated that using a qualitative (phenomenological) approach with quantitative data created a human and reachable discourse around patient comfort and the realities of immigrants and refugees to E-S countries. The use of this research opens medical practitioners (and patients) to a richer understanding within a usually difficult arena. Social implications By understanding the qualitative nature of medical research, practitioners, students and mentors are able to bridge medical quantitivity to the human, widening doors to social science and medical collaboratory research. Originality/value As stated above, this work is important as it understands the human/patient element and de-emphasizes the medical obsession with quantifying the lives of patients through hard data. This is a unique collaboration that relies on the qualitative to pinpoint and define the difficulties of newcomers to E-S countries
Ethnic group · Focus group · Health care · Immigration · Language barrier · Political science · Population · Public relations · Qualitative property · Qualitative research · Refugee · Social science · Socioeconomic status · Sociology · Thematic analysis · Global Health Workforce Issues · Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare · Medicine · Migration, Health and Trauma · Psychology
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| Citations per year | 2.5 |
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| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |