Perspectives of Turkish family physicians towards refugee patients and primary health care: A qualitative study
Objectives: The increasing number of refugees in various regions of our country has led to socio-economic issues and challenges in the healthcare system. This study aims to investigate family physicians' perspectives in Turkey regarding refugees' social lives and healthcare services. Desig...
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| author | Canan Tuz Beyza Nur Abdulkader İlknur Gültekin Kübra Nur Selçuk Züleyha Alper |
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| description | Objectives: The increasing number of refugees in various regions of our country has led to socio-economic issues and challenges in the healthcare system. This study aims to investigate family physicians' perspectives in Turkey regarding refugees' social lives and healthcare services. Design: This is a qualitative cross-sectional study using phenomenological research design. The study was carried out with family physicians in health care centers. Three online focus group interviews were conducted to collect the data. The interviews proceeded with semistructured questions about their perceptions of refugee health and their challenges while working with refugee patients. The research data were descriptively presented and supported by quotes obtained from interviews with the participants. Results: A total of 24 family physicians were reached through three online sessions for data collection. Of the 24 participating family physicians, 10 were men and 14 were women. On average, the physicians had eight years of medical experience, and the average number of registered immigrant populations in the family health units was around 100 patients. After consulting the domain experts, a final determination of 4 different themes was made. These themes were identified as follows: experience, emotions, and thoughts; encountered challenges, and proposed solutions. Conclusions: Family physicians face difficulties adapting to healthcare systems and face challenges in scheduling appointments and accessing advanced medical investigations when seeking hospital services. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-1055823ef4af4bdbba1653fdc9fe295d2025-08-20T02:48:58ZengElsevierHeliyon2405-84402024-11-011022e4037710.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e40377Perspectives of Turkish family physicians towards refugee patients and primary health care: A qualitative studyCanan Tuz0Beyza Nur Abdulkader1İlknur Gültekin2Kübra Nur Selçuk3Züleyha Alper4Bursa Uludag University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, Turkey; Corresponding author.Bursa Uludag University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, TurkeyBursa Uludag University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, TurkeyBursa Uludag University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, TurkeyBursa Uludag University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Education, TurkeyObjectives: The increasing number of refugees in various regions of our country has led to socio-economic issues and challenges in the healthcare system. This study aims to investigate family physicians' perspectives in Turkey regarding refugees' social lives and healthcare services. Design: This is a qualitative cross-sectional study using phenomenological research design. The study was carried out with family physicians in health care centers. Three online focus group interviews were conducted to collect the data. The interviews proceeded with semistructured questions about their perceptions of refugee health and their challenges while working with refugee patients. The research data were descriptively presented and supported by quotes obtained from interviews with the participants. Results: A total of 24 family physicians were reached through three online sessions for data collection. Of the 24 participating family physicians, 10 were men and 14 were women. On average, the physicians had eight years of medical experience, and the average number of registered immigrant populations in the family health units was around 100 patients. After consulting the domain experts, a final determination of 4 different themes was made. These themes were identified as follows: experience, emotions, and thoughts; encountered challenges, and proposed solutions. Conclusions: Family physicians face difficulties adapting to healthcare systems and face challenges in scheduling appointments and accessing advanced medical investigations when seeking hospital services.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844024164080Family physiciansRefugeesPrimary health careQualitative researchPerspective |
| spellingShingle | Canan Tuz Beyza Nur Abdulkader İlknur Gültekin Kübra Nur Selçuk Züleyha Alper Perspectives of Turkish family physicians towards refugee patients and primary health care: A qualitative study Heliyon Family physicians Refugees Primary health care Qualitative research Perspective |
| title | Perspectives of Turkish family physicians towards refugee patients and primary health care: A qualitative study |
| title_full | Perspectives of Turkish family physicians towards refugee patients and primary health care: A qualitative study |
| title_fullStr | Perspectives of Turkish family physicians towards refugee patients and primary health care: A qualitative study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Perspectives of Turkish family physicians towards refugee patients and primary health care: A qualitative study |
| title_short | Perspectives of Turkish family physicians towards refugee patients and primary health care: A qualitative study |
| title_sort | perspectives of turkish family physicians towards refugee patients and primary health care a qualitative study |
| topic | Family physicians Refugees Primary health care Qualitative research Perspective |
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