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Showing 1 to 20 of 23 for “"barriers to healthcare"”.
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Identifying And Examining Access And Barriers To Healthcare For The Transgender And Nonbinary Individual
… of this qualitative phenomenological study was to explore the lived experiences of transgender and nonbinary (TNB) individuals related to their access to basic healthcare. Currently, the TNB population is experiencing disparities in accessing general and preventative healthcare in comparison to …
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Understanding Barriers to Healthcare for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Preliminary Measure Validation Study
… a variety of physical, mental, and behavioral healthcare needs. However, parents of autistic children consistently report difficulty accessing necessary services, and no instrument has been validated to assess and quantify these barriers for autistic children. The current study aims to adapt …
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SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL BARRIERS TO HEALTHCARE ACCESS AND UTILIZATION FOR LESBIAN, GAY, AND BISEXUAL PEOPLE IN CALIFORNIA.
… lesbian, gay and bisexual people, are exposed to chronic stigmatization and heteronormativity in their daily lives and when they access health care. There are no genetic differences between sexual minorities and their heterosexual counterparts; the literature demonstrates that chronic stress …
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Barriers to healthcare access by undocumented migrants in low-and middle-income countries: A qualitative systematic review
Undocumented migrants experience many barriers to accessing health systems around the globe. Although these barriers are well documented in the context of migration from low- and middle- to high-income countries, less attention has been paid to irregular migration within low- and middle-income …
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Addressing Barriers to Preventive Healthcare Access Through Community Outreach in Underserved Populations
<p>Access to preventive healthcare is a significant public health challenge, particularly for underserved populations in Muscogee County, Georgia. This project addresses systemic barriers such as transportation, limited health education, and economic constraints, which contribute to health …
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Primary Care Nurse Practitioners Perceptions of Facilitators and Barriers to Encounters with Transgender Patients
… in the United States number are estimated to number 1.4 million. These patients are seeking care in primary clinics for not only preventative services, but for acute and chronic conditions as well. Often these patients are met with discrimination, a lack of knowledge regarding transgender …
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THE HEALTH OF MIDDLE EASTERN IMMIGRANTS/REFUGEES IN THE U.S. AND THE BARRIERS THEY FACE TO CARE: A REVIEW
Immigrants and refugees in the U.S. tend to face many significant difficulties in obtaining good health care. In this analysis, I review what is known and unique about the health of Middle Eastern immigrants/refugees in the U.S., with a particular focus on Iraqis, and identify the barriers to …
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Population health in Namibia: an analytical approach
Background and objectives: Namibia aims to improve population health and human development. As there is limited research to date exploring the sociodemographic patterns of disease and healthcare access in the country, this thesis aimed to assess the burden of infectious and non-communicable …
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Systematic Review of the Impact of Tele-medicine and Digital Platforms on Hypertension Management Among the Elderly in the UK.
… by multi-morbidity, poly-pharmacy, frailty, and barriers to healthcare access. This systematic review examines the impact of telemedicine and digital platforms on hypertension management among older adults in the UK. Evidence indicates that telemedicine interventions—such as remote blood pressure …
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The Healers Boon: How Patients and Providers Find Value
… condition requiring repeated close contact with healthcare providers within a patients' care team. Much of the research on arthritis has focused on the treatment efficacy of arthritis medications. While the gains in treatments designed to reduce pain are significant, there remains little research …
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Parental Stress In Tuberous Sclerosis Complex
… arising from parenting duties, can enable healthcare providers to assist parents of children most efficiently with TSC-related symptoms and improve both parent and child health outcomes. This study surveyed 269 parents of children (aged 0-12 years) with TSC and received the following …
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Decisional Needs of African, Caribbean, and Black Patients Diagnosed with Brain-Heart Conditions
… Caribbean, and Black (ACB) populations, face barriers to equitable brain-heart healthcare. These barriers contribute to unmet decisional needs and challenges in making informed health decisions. For my master's thesis, I aimed to investigate the decisional needs of ACB patients with …
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The Geography of Farmworker Health: A Mixed-Method Exploratory Analysis of Chronic Disease
… precarious work and low social status, migratory and seasonal farmworkers (MSFW) are a critical and underappreciated component to the agriculture industry in the United States. Despite advances in knowledge of about the health needs of this population, identifying geographic regions of …
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Assessing Socio-stigmatizing Factors Affecting College Students' STI Testing Decisions
… marginalized populations) it is more challenging to achieve optimal sexual health due to the stigma and class status (Barth, Cook, Downs, Switzer, & Fischoff, 2002). However, what is not clear is how this affects their health-seeking behaviors. The most common barriers to STI prevention/treatment …
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Health and well-being of workers at wastewater treatment plant in Muledane Thohoyandou Block J, Limpopo Province
… public health concern. Purpose: This study aimed to assess the health and well-being experienced by workers at the wastewater treatment plant in Muledane Thohoyandou Block J, Limpopo Province. Methodology: A quantitative research approach was adopted using a descriptive cross-sectional research …
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Discovering the Healthcare Beliefs and Practices of Rural Mestizo Ecuadorians: An Ethnonursing Study
… This qualitative ethnonursing study was to discover and understand the role of the nurse, healthcare beliefs and practices of rural mestizo Ecuadorians. Discovering these beliefs and practices will enable nurses and other healthcare workers to provide care that is acceptable, congruent in …
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Postcolonialism and the Marshallese Diaspora: Structural Violence and Health in the Marshallese Community in Springdale, Arkansas
<p>Despite moving to the United States for better healthcare, among other benefits, Marshallese Compact of Free Association (COFA) migrants residing in Springdale, Arkansas continue to face similar acute health problems as Marshallese living in the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI), and often …
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Social Prescribing for Autistic Adults
… requiring costly acute care. Evidence suggests barriers to healthcare and a lack of post-diagnostic support may contribute to these inequalities. Social prescribing, a low-intensity personalised care model receiving increasing attention from policymakers and commissioners, offers opportunities …
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A feminist anthropology of barriers to implementing the Choice on Termination of Pregnancy Act (CTOP)
This study aims to assess barriers within communities and at the community healthcare level that impede delivery of reproductive healthcare rights- in particular it focuses on the South African Choice on Termination of Pregnancy Act (CTOP), which came into effect in 1996. In their scoping study of …
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Pursuing Medical Sanctuary in Philadelphia: An Ethnography of Care on the Immigration-Status Spectrum
… social and financial consequences when accessing healthcare in the US. Facing these risks head-on, they do the work necessary to ensure their friends, families, and communities receive medical care. Research at the intersection of linguistic and medical anthropology understands that work to be …
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