Judith Kohlenberger|Isabella Buber?Ennser|Bernhard Rengs|Sebastian Leitner|Michael Landesmann
Barriers to health care access and service utilization of refugees in Austria: Evidence from a cross-sectional survey
Vienna University of Economics and Business|Vienna Institute of Demography|International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis|Austrian Academy of Sciences|Vienna Institute of Demography|International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis|Austrian Academy of Sciences|Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies|Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies
paper provides evidence 1 refugees subjective wellbeing 2 access barriers health care utilization 3 perception health care provision austria one countries heavily affected european refugee crisis based primary data refugee health integration survey rehis crosssectional survey roughly five hundred syrian iraqi afghan refugees results indicate refugees selfrated health falls resident populations particular female afghan refugees whereas respondents state overall high satisfaction austrian health system two ten male four ten female refugees report unmet health needs frequently cited barriers include scheduling conflicts long waiting lists lack knowledge doctors language although treatment costs frequently considered barriers consultation specialist medical services frequently associated copayment patients particular dental care significantly less often consulted refugees austrians refugees reported comparably high utilization hospital services daycare treatment common inpatient stays recommend improve refugees access health care austria improving information flow available treatment particular specialists b fostering dental health care refugees c addressing language barriers providing webbased interpretation services