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dc.contributor.authorBockey, Annabelle J
dc.contributor.authorJanda, Aleš
dc.contributor.authorBraun, Cornelia
dc.contributor.authorMüller, Anne-Maria
dc.contributor.authorStete, Katarina
dc.contributor.authorKern, Winfried V
dc.contributor.authorRieg, Siegbert R
dc.contributor.authorLange, Berit
dc.date.accessioned2020-11-19T14:59:02Z
dc.date.available2020-11-19T14:59:02Z
dc.date.issued2020-08-03
dc.identifier.citationBMC Health Serv Res. 2020 Aug 3;20(1):709. doi: 10.1186/s12913-020-05579-7.en_US
dc.identifier.pmid32746831
dc.identifier.doi10.1186/s12913-020-05579-7
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10033/622600
dc.description.abstractBackground: In response to a high number of incoming asylum seekers and refugees (AS&R) in Germany, initial reception centres were established to provide immediate shelter, food and health support. This study evaluates the satisfaction with and use of the health care available at the Freiburg initial reception centre (FIRC) where an integrated health care facility (ICF) was set up in 2015. Methods: We assessed use and satisfaction with health services available to resident AS&R within and outside the FIRC in a cross-sectional design. Data were collected in 2017 using a questionnaire with both open and closed ended items. Results: The majority of 102 included participants were young (mean age 24.2; 95%CI 22.9-25.5, range 18-43) males (93%), from Sub-Saharan Africa (92%). High use frequencies were reported from returning patients of the ICF; with 56% fortnightly use and 19% daily use reported. The summary of satisfaction scores indicated that 84% (CI95 76-89%) of respondents were satisfied with the ICF. Multivariate analysis showed female gender and non-English speaking as risk factors for low satisfaction. Outside the FIRC, the satisfaction scores indicated that 60% of participants (95%CI 50-69%) were satisfied with the health care received. Conclusion: Our study shows that AS&R residing in the FIRC are generally satisfied with the services at the ICF, though strategies to enhance care for females and non-English speakers should be implemented. Satisfaction with health care outside of the FIRC was not as high, indicating the need to improve quality of care and linkage to regular health care services.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherBMCen_US
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/*
dc.subjectDelivery of health careen_US
dc.subjectGermanyen_US
dc.subjectPatient satisfactionen_US
dc.subjectRefugees & Asylum Seekersen_US
dc.titlePatient satisfaction & use of health care: a cross-sectional study of asylum seekers in the Freiburg initial reception centre.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.identifier.eissn1472-6963
dc.contributor.departmentHZI,Helmholtz-Zentrum für Infektionsforschung GmbH, Inhoffenstr. 7,38124 Braunschweig, Germany.en_US
dc.identifier.journalBMC health services researchen_US
dc.source.volume20
dc.source.issue1
dc.source.beginpage709
dc.source.endpage
refterms.dateFOA2020-11-19T14:59:02Z
dc.source.journaltitleBMC health services research
dc.source.countryEngland


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