Social Work in Public Health
Volume 34, Issue 2, 2019, Pages 189-200

Integrated Health Care and mHealth: A Model of Care for Refugees with Complex Health Conditions (Article)

Loomis A.M.* , Berthold S.M. , Buckley T. , Wagner J. , Kuoch T.
  • a University of Connecticut School of Social Work, West Hartford, CT, United States
  • b University of Connecticut School of Social Work, West Hartford, CT, United States
  • c University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy, Storrs, CT, United States
  • d Division of Behavioral Sciences and Community Health, University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine, Farmington, CT, United States, Department of Psychiatry, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT, United States
  • e Khmer Health Advocates, West Hartford, CT, United States

Abstract

High rates of comorbid physical and mental health conditions are documented among refugee populations. A dearth of evidence exists on the use of mHealth technologies to support integrated health care models, with interprofessional mental and physical healthcare teams, within the field of refugee health, despite the potential for mHealth technologies to reduce barriers to health care access for vulnerable populations. This conceptual article illustrates how mHealth can facilitate integrated health care models with refugees with comorbid conditions. Implications are made to support the application of mHealth technologies within integrated health care models serving at-risk refugee populations. © 2019, © 2019 Taylor & Francis.

Author Keywords

Physical health Refugees behavioral health

Index Keywords

physical activity vulnerable population numerical model refugee integrated approach vulnerability Article health risk health care mental health human human experiment behavioral response health care access
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85062322113&doi=10.1080%2f19371918.2019.1575311&partnerID=40&md5=c4fc782b9c0611be9bd1a027d77f8613
DOI: 10.1080/19371918.2019.1575311
ISSN: 19371918
Original Language: English