Date of Award
2023
Document Type
Scholarly Project
Degree Name
Doctor of Occupational Therapy (OTD)
Department
Occupational Therapy
First Advisor
Breann Lamborn
Abstract
At the end of 2021, there were 836,300 Somali refugees and asylum seekers worldwide; in Minnesota alone, there are more than 70,000 Somali refugees, which is the largest concentration in the United States (Culture Care Connection, 2022; The UN Refugee Agency, n.d.). As with many refugee populations, Somali refugees experience many healthcare inequities including limited understanding of the resettled nation's healthcare system, poor functional health literacy, provider and/or interpreter gender preferences, discrimination, and limited cultural competence of providers (Eklöf et al., 2019; Fang et al., 2015; Gele et al., 2016; Houston et al., 2021; Njenga, 2022; Wångdahl et al., 2018). This negatively affects Somali refugees during healthcare encounters and has detrimental impacts on their health and well-being during and following discharge from a healthcare setting.
Recommended Citation
Menard, Dominique, "The Newly Arrived Client: Applying Culturally Responsive Occupational Therapy Approaches to the Refugee Population to Promote Occupational Justice" (2023). Occupational Therapy Capstones. 577.
https://commons.und.edu/ot-grad/577