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1390 – Barriers In The Attendance Of Health Care Interventions By Immigrants

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 April 2020

I. Bermejo ,
L.P. Hölzel ,
L. Kristion  and
M. Härter
I. Bermejo
Affiliation:
Celenus Kliniken GmbH, Offenburg
L.P. Hölzel
Affiliation:
Psychiatry, Universitätsklinikum Freiburg, Freiburg im Breisgau
L. Kristion
Affiliation:
Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
M. Härter
Affiliation:
Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany

Abstract

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Aim

Analysis of barriers regarding the attendance of the health care system under consideration of cultural- and migrationrelated factors.

Method

Cross-sectional survey with immigrants from Turkey (n = 77), Spain (n = 67), Italy (n = 95) and German resettlers from the former Soviet Union (n = 196), recruited on migration and addiction services of the German Caritasverband, the Arbeiterwohlfahrt and migrant organizations.

Results

Spanish and Italian immigrants mainly search for help in their families and social environment. Immigrants from the former Soviet Union use home remedies and experience more linguistic difficulties as barriers for the use of health services, just like Turkish immigrants. Turkish immigrants reported feeling misunderstood regarding their cultural peculiarities by the expert staff as another main barrier. Other major influence factors were German language proficiency and the subjective wellbeing in Germany.

Conclusion

The consideration of cultural-related as well as linguistic factors in health care services is an essential contribution for improving health care of immigrants.

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European Psychiatry , Volume 28 , Issue S1: Abstracts of the 21th European Congress of Psychiatry , 2013 , 28-E720
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Copyright © European Psychiatric Association 2013
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