Approaches to improve the interaction between general practitioners and migrants – a systematic review of international literature

Author(s) : Daniela Christen, Andreas Balthasar

Source : http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/IJMHSC-10-2015-0037

Abstract:

Health monitoring of the migrant population in most European countries shows that migrants have a lower standard of health conditions than the resident population. One of the problems is that the interaction between migrants and general practitioners (GPs) is not optimal. Most of the migrants are not able to fully understand the GP’s advice or instructions. GPs report that they are not adequately supported by health institutions, and they are asking for new solutions. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to conduct a systematic review to find existing international approaches to improve the interaction between GPs and their migrant patients.