Improving primary health care quality for refugees and asylum seekers: A systematic review of interventional approaches.

ABSTRACT:

Background

It has been widely acknowledged that refugees are at risk of poorer health outcomes, spanning mental health and general well-being. A common point of access to health care for the migrant population is via the primary health care network in the country of resettlement. This review aims to synthesize the evidence of primary health care interventions to improve the quality of health care provided to refugees and asylum seekers.

Methods

A systematic review was undertaken, and 55 articles were included in the final review. The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews was used to guide the reporting of the review, and articles were managed using a reference-management software (Covidence). The findings were analysed using a narrative empirical synthesis. A qual

SUBMITTER: P Iqbal M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9615090 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature