General practitioners' perspectives on the management of refugee health: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To explore general practitioners' (GPs) perceptions of the challenges and facilitators to managing refugee healthcare needs in regional Australia.

Setting

A regional community in Australia involved in the resettlement of refugees.

Participants

Nine GPs from five practices in the region.

Design

A qualitative study based on semistructured interviews conducted between September and November 2020.

Results

The main challenges identified surrounded language and communication difficulties, cultural differences and health literacy and regional workforce shortages. The main facilitators were clinical and community supports, including refugee health nurses and trauma counselling services. Personal benefits experienced by GPs such as positive relationship

SUBMITTER: Davison R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10039989 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature