Revue Medicale Suisse
Volume 3, Issue 126, 2007, Pages 2167-2170

Health care for migrant patients: Primary care or specialized medicine? [Patients migrants au cabinet médical: Médecine générale ou pratique spécialisée?] (Review)

Durieux-Paillard S.* , Dominicé Dao M. , Junod Perron N.
  • a Centre Santé Migrants, Service de Médecine de Premier Recours, HUG, 1203 Genève, Switzerland
  • b Centre Santé Migrants, Service de Médecine de Premier Recours, HUG, 1203 Genève, Switzerland
  • c Centre Santé Migrants, Service de Médecine de Premier Recours, HUG, 1203 Genève, Switzerland

Abstract

When consulting with migrant patients, general practitioners should pay special attention to the quality of their communication, because language barriers and cultural differences may arise. They must also be aware that life events experienced in the home country, during transit and in the host country can impact negatively on their patients' health, and thus a detailed history must be carefully obtained. Finally, they must be conscious that the migratory policies of the host country can influence the delivery of health care to migrant patients as well as their health status.

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Index Keywords

doctor patient relation health status Review primary medical care Humans Transients and Migrants cultural factor Delivery of Health Care human primary health care Specialties, Medical migration health care delivery consultation
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ISSN: 16609379
Cited by: 3
Original Language: French