Assessing health systems' preparedness for providing care for refugees, asylum seekers and migrants: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Health care systems and care professionals often face the challenge of providing adequate health care for migrant groups. The objective of this study is to answer the question of whether and how meeting the special health system requirements regarding refugees (R), asylum seekers (AS) and migrants (M) (RASM) is checked and evaluated.

Methods

A scoping review was used as a methodology of the research, with four electronic databases, websites of relevant organizations and European projects searched, using a strictly defined search strategy. Finally, 66 studies were included in the analysis.

Results

The included studies presented assessment of different types, aspects and facilities of health care, as well as various methods of analysis. In the vast majority o

SUBMITTER: Kocot E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7733048 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature