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Determinants of Refugee and Migrant Health Status in 10 European Countries: The Mig-HealthCare Project
2020
In this study, we collect and synthesize information on the health status of the refugee/migrant population in ten European countries in order to map refugee/migrant health needs. With this information, we identify areas of intervention and healthcare system strengthening to provide the basis for future health planning and effective healthcare provision to migrants, asylum-seekers and refugees in the European Union (EU). Methods: 1407 migrants in ten European Union countries (consortium members of the Mig-HealthCare project) were surveyed on general health, mental health, and specific diseases using an interviewer-administered questionnaire. Descriptive statistics and multivariable linear r…
Exploring why global health needs are unmet by research efforts: the potential influences of geography, industry and publication incentives
2020
[Background]: It has been well established that research is not addressing health needs in a balanced way — much more research is conducted on diseases with more burden in high-income countries than on those with more burden in lower-income countries. In this study, we explore whether these imbalances persist and inquire about the possible influence of three factors, namely geography, industry and publication incentives.
MEDICAL WORKFORCE PLANNING IN A CHANGING HEALTH CONTEXT: COMPARISON BETWEEN ITALY AND EUROPE
2019
An increasing need for healthcare workers as been estimated worldwide. To provide a comprehensive framework of the medical workforce in Italy, we investigated the post-lauream medical workforce training supply and demand. Further, a comparison of the medical workforce between Italy and other European Countries with a similar epidemiological and/or demographic context was performed. The distribution of pre- and post-lauream medical educational providers and post-lauream resources in place in Italy was analyzed among Italian macro-areas in the academic years 2015-2016, 2016-2017 and 2017-2018.Italy and the European countries in study were compared in term of post-lauream funding and number of…
The health of irregular and illegal immigrants: analysis of day-hospital admissions in a department of migration medicine
2011
It is difficult to trace full details of the path which irregular or illegal immigrants follow when seeking assistance in the network of the various hospital departments and health structures. The aim of this work was to analyze the health needs of immigrant people by reviewing the types of treatment given to them in the day-hospital of our Department of Migration Medicine. Our study analyzed day-hospital admissions between 2003 and 2009. The patient charts used for managing day-hospital activity were adopted in 2002 in conformity with the "OSI project". From these it is possible to draw up a scale picture of the distribution of each pathology in the immigrant population. The sample populat…
The Level of Satisfying the Care and Health Needs of Elderly People (70+) in Opolskie Voivodship
2020
The progressive aging process of Polish society is becoming an increasing challenge for central, regional and local authorities. The increase in the number of elderly people influences the growing demand for health and care services. In order to show in which poviats of the Opolskie Voivodship the problem is most acute, the article attempts to assess the degree of satisfying the health and care needs of elderly people (70+) in particular poviats in the Opolskie Voivodship in 2018. Using the synthetic measure of development (SMR), a ranking of poviats in Opolskie voivodship has been created according to the degree of satisfying the care and health needs of elderly people (70+). The highest l…
Możliwości rozwoju przedsiębiorstw świadczących osobom starszym usługi zdrowotne i opiekuńcze w poszczególnych województwach w Polsce
2018
Postępujący proces starzenia się polskiego społeczeństwa wpływa na zwiększające się zapotrzebowanie na usługi zdrowotne i opiekuńcze. Aby wykazać, w których regionach kraju istnieją największe możliwości rozwoju prywatnej inicjatywy w zakresie świadczenia usług zdrowotnych i opiekuńczych, opracowano diagnozę stopnia zaspokojenia tych potrzeb osób starszych (65+) w poszczególnych województwach w Polsce w 2015 r. Wykorzystując syntetyczną miarę rozwoju (SMR) [Panek, 2009], wykazano, że najmniejsze możliwości rozwoju prywatnych przedsiębiorstw występują w województwie małopolskim, w dalszej kolejności podkarpackim i lubelskim. Najwięcej niepublicznych placówek powinno powstawać z kolei w wojew…
Personas con reasignación de sexo: un reto para la enfermería
2020
espanolObjetivo: Identificar la evidencia cientifica disponible sobre las necesidades sanitarias a la que se enfrentan las personas transgeneros con reasignacion de sexo. Metodologia: Se realizo una busqueda bibliografica desde el 1 de enero de 2011 hasta el 31 de diciembre de 2017 en las siguientes bases de datos: BDENF, Cochrane, Cuiden, Dialnet, LILACS, Pubmed, Scielo y WOS. Resultados: Se identificaron un total de 1.600 articulos, de los cuales se seleccionaron 13. En ellos se abordan diferentes areas tematicas, destacando la estigmatizacion y discriminacion del paciente, el temor a solicitar atencion profesional, los problemas de salud mental que pueden llegar a padecer y el riesgo de …