Necesidades Percibidas en la Atención Hospitalaria Pediátrica a Inmigrantes según la Opinión Profesional: Estudio Cualitativo

Abstract

In recent years, the number of immigrants treated at hospital pediatric units has increased in accordance with the growing number of immigrants residing in Spain. At the moment, there is little research on the problems that caring for this population could present. The objective of this study is to identify, based on professional opinion, variables that may impact the quality of and satisfaction with pediatric hospital care for immigrants. To achieve these objectives, a phenomenological qualitative methodology was applied. Specifically, the key informer interview procedure was used. The participants in the study were pediatric services workers in hospitals in the autonomous region of Andalusia, Spain. The circumstances most related to difficulties in pediatric hospital care included language barriers followed by social-economic factors or psychological and personality aspects during the hospitalization process. The results obtained help to explain difficulties observed in caring for this population in pediatric hospitals and could support efforts to improve hospital care practices. (English) [TRANSLATION]