Subjective perspectives of healty migrants in context of health literacy (no patient population)
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Cross-sectional study, i.e., qualitative interviews at one time point of measurement
Sponsors
Medizinische Psychologie | Neuropsychologie und Gender Studies, Medizinische Fakultät und Uniklinik Köln, Universität zu Köln
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Age: 18+ years; Gender: all, male, female, divers; Place of Birth and Nationality: Ghana; documented Ghanaian migrants in Germany for at least 1 year; No language restrictions: participants are allowed to speak their native language (English) or any other dialects from Ghana Language
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Short-term migrants with a length of stay in Germany under one year; Persons with a tourist visa; Anamnestic obtained information such as pre-existing memory impairment, neurodegenerative or any psychiatric conditions; Non-Ghanaians
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The role and influence of trust and distrust in the physician-migrants interaction from the perspective of Ghanaian migrants. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Health literacy level of the participants based on HLS-EU-Q16 short version; self-rated health status of the Ghanaian migrants (health rate on a 5-point Likert-scale), viewpoints of the Ghanaian migrants on factors and barriers for building trust and distrust in interactions and communication with physicians in Germany; self-experienced barriers encountered in the utilization of health services and health information; exploring health behaviour and preventive health behaviour practices with the interest of gaining insight in sociocultural influencing factors as well. | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactPriscilla Nyamaah
Medizinische Psychologie | Neuropsychologie und Gender Studies, Medizinische Fakultät und Uniklinik Köln, Universität zu Köln
Outcome results
None listed