Search for dissertations about: "refugee interpreters"

Found 5 swedish dissertations containing the words refugee interpreters.

  2. 1. Cross-Cultural encounters through interpreter-Experiences of patients, interpreters and healthcare

    Author : Nabi Fatahi; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : communication cross-cultural mother tongue language barrier trilingual refugee general practitioner interpreters radiographer encounters radiological examination focus group;

    Abstract : Background: A mutual understanding between patients and providers has a significant impact on the outcome of healthcare consultations. If the patient and the professional do not share the same mother tongue an interpreter is usually necessary and the contact is facilitated. READ MORE

  4. 2. Facilitating a healthy transition for involuntary migrant families within primary health care

    Author : Kerstin Samarasinghe; Bengt Fridlund; Barbro Arvidsson; Eva Benzein; Högskolan Kristianstad; []
    Keywords : MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; contextual analysis; culture; health promotion; interpreter; involuntary migration; nursing; phenomenography; Primary Health Care; refugee family; Sweden; transition.; Nursing; Omvårdnad; samhällsmedicin; family; transition; Medicine human and vertebrates ; Medicin människa och djur ; Social medicine; Socialmedicin;

    Abstract : The refugee families face a complex transition due to the nature of the migration. This exposes them to vulnerability in cohesion and family function. Primary Health Care Nurses (PHCN) and Interpreters in Primary Health Care (PHC) play a vital role in their promotion of health because migrant health care is mainly carried out within PHC. READ MORE

  5. 3. Mental health service use among refugee children, other migrant children, and children born in Sweden : what are the differences and why does it differ?

    Author : Ester Gubi; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Background: Research shows that migrant children, and especially refugee migrant children, are at increased risk of poor mental health. Given that mental disorders are the leading cause of disability among children and youth globally, and that many children and adolescents with mental disorders do not reach services for their mental health conditions, research into utilization among potentially vulnerable groups is much needed. READ MORE

  6. 4. FACILITATING A HEALTHY TRANSITION for involuntary migrant families within Primary Health Care

    Author : Kerstin Samarasinghe; Bengt Fridlund; Barbro Arvidsson; Institutionen för hälsovetenskaper; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; samhällsmedicin; culture; Primary Health Care; family; transition; Medicine human and vertebrates ; Medicin människa och djur ; Social medicine; Socialmedicin; involuntary migration;

    Abstract : The refugee families face a complex transition due to the nature of the migration. This exposes them to vulnerability in cohesion and family function. Primary Health Care Nurses (PHCN) and Interpreters in Primary Health Care (PHC) play a vital role in their promotion of health because migrant health care is mainly carried out within PHC. READ MORE

  7. 5. War-wounded refugees : A prospective study of well-being and social integration

    Author : Ann-Charlotte Hermansson; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

    Abstract : This thesis is a prospective study of a culturally heterogenous group of war-wounded refugees, who arrived in Sweden in the late 1980s. The general aim was to describe the situation of warwounded refugees from medical, psychological and social perspectives after arrival and aftertwo years in Sweden and, if possible, to identify factors of significance for their well-being and social integration. READ MORE