Detecting and describing heterogeneity in health care cost trajectories among asylum seekers.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The mechanism underlying the health care cost trajectories among asylum seekers is not well understood. In the canton of Vaud in Switzerland, a nurse-led health care and medical Network for Migrant Health ("Réseau santé et migration" RESAMI) has established a health care model focusing on the first year after arrival of asylum seekers, called the "community health phase". This model aims to provide tailored care and facilitate integration into the Swiss health care system. The aim of this study is to explore different health care cost trajectories among asylum seekers during this phase and identify the associated factors.

Methods

We detected different patterns of health care cost trajectories using time-series clustering of longitudinal data of asylum seekers in t

SUBMITTER: Tzogiou C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9339203 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature