Marike Boonzaaijer, Ora Oudgenoeg-Paz, Imke Suir, Paul Westers, Jacqueline Nuysink, Michiel Volman, Marian Jongmans
Modeling a gross motor curve of typically developing Dutch infants from 3.5 to 15.5 months based on the Alberta Infant Motor Scale
Early human development
address health needs refugees health services must culturally competent facilitate populations access health care especially context prone amplification social inequities covid19 pandemic however quantitative studies exist european union extent knowledge published quantitative studies exploring refugees access health care pandemic portugal objective study describe demographic socioeconomic characteristics refugees living lisbon explore healthcare access patterns covid19 pandemic conducted crosssectional descriptive quantitative study may november 2022 using levesque theory health care access designed applied 38item questionnaire facetoface interviews refugees living lisbon least 12 months used descriptive statistics characterize sociodemographic healthcare access profiles pandemic mean age 36 recruited refugees 35 years sd 1024 majority male 56 married 72 least secondary education 69 unemployed 778 median length stay portugal 17 months iqr 45 registered primary care center 94 used healthcare services pandemic majority never tested positive coronavirus 58 one positive admitted hospital due severe covid19 total 97 received covid19 vaccination 69 incomplete schedule quarter participants access information covid19 language understood although 97 needed health care pandemic half 63 seek structural cultural barriers half respondents difficulty getting medical advice phone email 394 could afford medical examination treatment 182 sought counseling services total 588 participants felt like healthcare professionals always show respect towards culture 647 reported healthcare professionals always discuss treatment options studys findings highlight need endow inclusive communication cultural competency patient involvement health care alongside improving socioeconomic condition refugees identified population characteristics barriers health care access refugees study may inform future research health care needs refugees portugal ultimately assist devising strategies reduce inequalities health care access