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Immigrants' use of health care in their country of origin: the role of social integration, discrimination and the parallel use of health care systems.

Laura KemppainenTeemu KemppainenNatalia SkogbergHannamaria KuusioPäivikki Koponen
Published in: Scandinavian journal of caring sciences (2017)
Our findings on integration and discrimination emphasise the importance of general integration policy as well as cultural competence in health care. Parallel use of healthcare systems entails both risks (e.g double medication, problems of follow-up) and opportunities (e.g. sense of agency), which should be further investigated.
Keyphrases
  • healthcare
  • mental health
  • emergency department
  • public health
  • health information
  • social media
  • affordable care act
  • adverse drug
  • electronic health record