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Hospitalization Experience of Muslim Migrants in Hospitals in Southern Spain—Communication, Relationship with Nurses and Culture. A Focused Ethnography

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  • Fernando Jesús Plaza del Pino

    (Department of Nursing, Physiotherapy and Medicine, University of Almería, 04120 Almeria, Spain)

  • Verónica C. Cala

    (Department of Research Methods in Education, University of Almeria, 04120 Almeria, Spain)

  • Encarnación Soriano Ayala

    (Department of Research Methods in Education, University of Almeria, 04120 Almeria, Spain)

  • Rachida Dalouh

    (Department of Research Methods in Education, University of Almeria, 04120 Almeria, Spain)

Abstract

The coast of southern Spain is one of the main entry points for Africans who want to reach Europe; in this area, there is an important immigrant community of African origin, mostly Muslims. The objective of this study is to describe and understand the hospitalization experience of Muslim migrants in public hospitals in southern Spain, especially their relationship with the nurses who care for them. Data were collected from May 2016 to June 2017. This study followed the principles associated with focused ethnography. During data collection, open interviews with 37 Muslim patients were conducted. Three themes emerged from the inductive data analysis: lack of communication with nurses, discriminatory experiences at the hospital and their experience of Islam in the hospital. We conclude that caring for Muslim patients requires specific training not only for nurses but also for other health professionals; existing communication problems must be addressed by establishing the role of the intercultural mediator as an idiomatic and cultural bridge between patients and nurses. In addition, hiring health professionals with migrant backgrounds would help convert hospitals into spaces for intercultural coexistence.

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  • Fernando Jesús Plaza del Pino & Verónica C. Cala & Encarnación Soriano Ayala & Rachida Dalouh, 2020. "Hospitalization Experience of Muslim Migrants in Hospitals in Southern Spain—Communication, Relationship with Nurses and Culture. A Focused Ethnography," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(8), pages 1-15, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:17:y:2020:i:8:p:2791-:d:347127
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    Cited by:

    1. Paula Berenguel Chacón & Fernando Jesús Plaza del Pino & Brigida Molina-Gallego & María Idoia Ugarte-Gurrutxaga, 2023. "The Perception of Nurses about Migrants after the COVID-19 Pandemic: Close Contact Improves the Relationship," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(2), pages 1-14, January.
    2. María Angustias Sánchez-Ojeda & Silvia Navarro-Prado & Adelina Martín-Salvador & Trinidad Luque-Vara & Elisabet Fernández-Gómez & Fernando Jesús Plaza del Pino, 2020. "Nursing Students’ Attitudes towards Immigrants’ Social Rights," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(23), pages 1-11, November.

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