Table 3 Characteristics of models of PHC for refugees and their corresponding evaluated components
Main characteristics | Evaluated components of the models | List of studies | |
|---|---|---|---|
Service context | Organisational | Specialist service | Ford et al. 1995 |
Part of a hospital | Sypek et al. 2008; Samaan 2004 | ||
Location | Urban | Cheng et al. 2011; Department of Health 2011; Grigg-Saito et al. 2010; Australian Resource Centre for Healthcare Innovations 2009; Sheikh & MacIntyre 2009; Smith 2009; Birman et al. 2008; Fox et al. 2005; Eytan et al. 2002; Western Region Health Centre 2001; Mitchell 1997; Clabots and Dolphin 1992 | |
Rural | Gould et al. 2010; Sypek et al. 2008 | ||
State | Department of Health and Human Services 2010; Samaan 2004 | ||
Partnerships | Cheng et al. 2011; Robson 2011; Australian Resource Centre for Healthcare Innovations 2009; Smith 2009; Samaan 2004; Western Region Health Centre 2001 | ||
Media | Sheikh & MacIntyre 2009 | ||
Clinical model | Case management | Robson 2011; Department of Health and Human Services 2010; Australian Resource Centre for Healthcare Innovations 2009; Smith 2009; Birman et al. 2008 Samaan 2004; Cheng et al. 2011; Western Region Health Centre 2001; Mitchell 1997 | |
Care planning | Cheng et al. 2011 | ||
Outreach | Cheng et al. 2011; Robson 2011; Grigg-Saito et al. 2010; Smith 2009; Birman et al. 2008; Kelly 2008; Pottie & Hosland 2007; Goodkind 2005; Samaan 2004; Mitchell 1997; Ford et al. 1995 | ||
Health checks | Cheng et al. 2011; Robson 2011; Australian Resource Centre for Healthcare Innovations 2009; O’Donnell et al. 2007 | ||
Referral pathways | Cheng et al. 2011; Robson 2011; Australian Resource Centre for Healthcare Innovations 2009; Samaan 2004; Western Region Health Centre 2001; Ford et al. 1995 | ||
Workforce | Specialised workers (refugee nurses) | Cheng et al. 2011; Robson 2011; Department of Health and Human Services 2010; Australian Resource Centre for Healthcare Innovations 2009; Smith 2009; Kelly 2008; O’Donnell et al. 2007; Western Region Health Centre 2001 | |
Training (cross-cultural) | Grigg-Saito et al. 2010; Pottie & Hosland 2007; Western Region Health Centre 2001 | ||
Bilingual workers, interpreters | Cheng et al. 2011; Department of Health and Human Services 2010; Grigg-Saito et al. 2010; Smith 2009; Birman et al. 2008; Fox et al. 2005; Goodkind 2005; Samaan 2004; Eytan et al. 2002; Barrett et al. 2000; Mitchell 1997; Ford et al. 1995; Clabots and Dolphin 1992 | ||
Students and volunteers | Cheng et al. 2011; Pottie & Hosland 2007; Goodking 2005; Samaan 2004 | ||
Cost to clients | No-cost or subsidised | Gould et al. 2010; Kelly 2008; Samaan 2004; Ford et al. 1995 | |
Health Services | Screening/prevention | Robson 2011; Department of Health and Human Services 2010; Gould et al. 2010; Geltman and Cochran 2005; Samaan 2004; Ford et al. 1995 | |
Mental health | Cheng et al. 2011; Robson 2011; Department of Health and Human Services 2010; Companion House 2009; Birman et al. 2008; Sypek et al. 2008; Fox et al. 2005; Goodkind 2005; Samaan 2004; Barrett et al. 2000 | ||
Dental health | Cheng et al. 2011; Department of Health 2011; Robson 2011; Gould et al. 2010; Smith 2009; Kelly 2008; Samaan 2004 | ||
Physical: general practitioner, eye, maternal and child health, infectious disease/immunisation | Cheng et al. 2011; Department of Health 2011; Robson 2011; Australian Resource Centre for Healthcare Innovations 2009; Sheikh & MacIntyre 2009; Kelly 2008; Samaan 2004; Western Region Health Centre 2001; Ford et al. 1995 | ||
Allied health | Cheng et al. 2011; Robson 2011; Smith 2009; Samaan 2004; Western Region Health Centre 2001 | ||
Medical specialist referral | Cheng et al. 2011; Department of Health 2011; Robson 2011; Gould et al. 2010; Australian Resource Centre for Healthcare Innovations 2009; Mitchell 1997 | ||
Health education | Robson 2011; Sheikh & MacIntyre 2009; Smith 2009; Pottie and Hosland 2007; Mitchell 1997; Clabots and Dolphin 1992 | ||
Non-health services | Transport | Gould et al. 2010; Smith 2009; Birman et al. 2008; Kelly 2008; Samaan 2004; | |
Housing | Cheng et al. 2011; Department of Health 2011; Sypek et al. 2008; Mitchell 1997 | ||
Education and information | Cheng et al. 2011; Department of Health and Human Services 2010; Gould et al. 2010; Australian Resource Centre for Healthcare Innovations 2009; Smith 2009; Pottie & Hosland 2007; Western Region Health Centre 2001; Mitchell 1997; Clabots and Dolphin 1992 | ||
Patient advocacy | Robson 2011; Department of Health and Human Services 2010; Smith 2009; Birman et al. 2008; Kelly 2008; Samaan 2004; Mitchell 1997 | ||