Conceptualising difference: a qualitative study of physicians' views on healthcare encounters with asylum seekers.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

In many high-income countries, structural, legal, social and political barriers to adequate healthcare interfere with the ability of health professionals to respond to the healthcare needs of a fluctuating and superdiverse population of asylum seekers. However, the relationship between individual, interpersonal and structural factors is not well understood. We explore the views and experiences of physicians working with asylum seekers in Germany and aim to identify how these may impact the provision of medical care.

Methods

A secondary analysis of 16 semistructured interviews conducted in two qualitative studies was performed. These explored the delivery of medical care to asylum seekers in Germany. In order to examine physicians' views towards their work with asy

SUBMITTER: Jahn R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9693650 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature