Table 2 Scale of relative responsibility towards adaptation of health care for migrants, adapted from Hudelson et al. 2010*[41]
From: Adaptation of health care for migrants: whose responsibility?
Instructions: In the following propositions, you may choose between two possible attitudes when encountering migrant patients in your health service. Please, choose the statement corresponding to your opinion (one answer by proposition). | ||||||||
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A.When immigrants' values and habits differ from those of the host country | ||||||||
Host country institutions should adapt to the immigrants ‘values and habits | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Migrants should adapt to the values and habits of the host country |
B.When the patient does not speak the language of the host country | ||||||||
The health professional should always provide a professional interpreter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | It is the patient’s responsibility to find an interpreter |
C.When the patient expresses the wish to be treated by a male of a female health professional | ||||||||
Hospitals should allow patients who request it to choose their health professional’s sex | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Patients should accept to be treated by the health professional provided by the hospital, regardless of their sex |
D.When the patient cannot read the language of the host country | ||||||||
Hospitals should provide written information in the patient’s language | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | The patient should arrange to translate written information provided by the hospital |
E.When the patient's health beliefs contradict knowledge of the health professionals | ||||||||
The health professional should adapt to the patient’s beliefs regarding the disease and the treatment | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | The patient should trust the explanations and recommendations of the health professional |