Health Equity Department, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), Toronto, Canada.
Department of Psychology, York University, Toronto, Canada.
J Immigr Minor Health. 2019 Jun;21(3):439-442. doi: 10.1007/s10903-018-0780-z.
Between November 2015 and January 2017, the Government of Canada resettled over 40,000 Syrian refugees through different sponsorship programs (GAR and PSR). Timely access to healthcare is essential for good health and successful integration. However, refugee support differs depending on sponsorship program, which may lead to differences in healthcare service access and needs. A cross-sectional study with a sample of Syrian refugees was conducted to assess healthcare access, and perceived physical and mental health status. Results indicate demographic and healthcare access differences between GARs and PSRs. GARs reported significantly lower perceived physical and mental health, as well as, higher unmet healthcare needs than PSRs. GARs are among the most vulnerable refugees; they report higher needs, more complex medical conditions and tend to have more difficulty re-settling. These factors likely combine to help explain lower self-reported health and higher health needs in our sample compared to PSRs.
2015 年 11 月至 2017 年 1 月，加拿大政府通过不同的赞助计划（GAR 和 PSR）重新安置了超过 40000 名叙利亚难民。及时获得医疗保健对于保持健康和成功融入社会至关重要。然而，难民支持因赞助计划而异，这可能导致医疗服务的获取和需求存在差异。本研究通过对叙利亚难民的样本进行了一项横断面研究，以评估医疗保健的获取情况以及对身体和心理健康的感知。结果表明，GAR 和 PSR 之间存在人口统计学和医疗保健获取方面的差异。GAR 报告的身体和心理健康感知明显较差，以及未满足的医疗保健需求明显高于 PSR。GAR 是最脆弱的难民群体之一；他们报告说，需求更高，医疗状况更复杂，重新定居往往更困难。这些因素可能共同解释了与 PSR 相比，我们的样本中自我报告的健康状况和更高的健康需求较低。
