PhD-student
Khadra B
Department of Clinical research, Research unit of Infectious Diseases, OUH
| Projekt styring | ||
| Projekt status | Open | |
| Data indsamlingsdatoer | ||
| Start | 03.03.2024 | |
| Slut | 28.02.2027 | |
Coherence and co-creation in health care involving ethnic minority patients Dansk titel: Sammenhæng og samskabelse i sundhedsvæsnet med minoritetsetniske patienter- Et kommunikationsredskab af patienter for patienter i samarbejde med sundhedsprofessionelle
Short summary
The purpose of the project is to develop a communication tool that can be used by general practitioners to improve co-creation and patient involvement in collaboration with ethnic minority patients
Rationale
Migration continues to rise worldwide, and the number of international migrants is estimated to be nearly 280 million globally. In the Danish population, 697.981 individuals are migrants from all over the world. Migrants face specific health challenges due to factors related to the migration process including living conditions and access to health care in the immigration country. Inequalities in health are not the result of single, distinct factors, but rather of the relationships between multiple overlapping processes that create inequities. The National Auditors describe a varying quality of treatment in Denmark, and one of the factors, which can cause reduced treatment quality, is migration status. Furthermore, a recent scientific review published by the Danish National Board of Health summarized the evidence for inequality in treatment and care in migrants' encounters with the public Danish healthcare system. It showed how less privileged patients with short school education had to negotiate more to obtain the level of quality of care that other more privileged patients received as standard. The less privileged patients were less involved in the choice of treatment, were presented with fewer options, and were less often invited to participate in clinical decision-making.
Description of the cohort
The included participants consist of patients referred to one of the three Migrant Health Clinics in Denmark. Additionally, a group of professional interpreters and general practitioners are also part of the project
Data and biological material
Interview data and data from the patient journal will be used.
Collaborating researchers and departments
It is a collaboration between all three Migrant Health Clinics in Odense, Hvidovre and Aarhus