Service user and service provider perceptions of enablers and barriers for refugee and asylum-seeking women accessing and engaging with perinatal mental health care services in the WHO European region: a scoping review protocol

Markey, K., MacFarlane, A., Noonan, M., Moloney, M., Huschke, S., O'Donnell, K. , O’Donnell, C., Tuohy, T., Mohamed, A. H. and Doody, O. (2022) Service user and service provider perceptions of enablers and barriers for refugee and asylum-seeking women accessing and engaging with perinatal mental health care services in the WHO European region: a scoping review protocol. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(2), 937. (doi: 10.3390/ijerph19020937) (PMID:35055761) (PMCID:PMC8775706)

Abstract

There is a need to understand the specific perinatal mental health care needs of migrant subgroups who often have differing health care needs and specific barriers to accessing and engaging with health care services. It is important to have evidence about the WHO European context given the rising numbers of refugees and asylum seekers in the region. The aim of this scoping review is to map the factors that enable and prevent access and engagement of refugee and asylum-seeking women with perinatal mental health care services in the WHO European Region, from the perspectives of service providers and service users. The database search will include PsycINFO, Cochrane, Web of Science, MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL complete, Scopus, Academic Search Complete, and Maternity and Infant Care (OVID). Search results will be exported to an online tool that provides a platform to help manage the review process, including title, abstract, and full-text screening and voting by reviewers independently. Data concerning access and engagement with health care services will be mapped on to the candidacy framework. Systematically searching evidence within the WHO European region and examining this evidence through the candidacy lens will help develop a more comprehensive and a deeper conceptual understanding of the barriers and levers of access and engagement with perinatal mental health care services, whilst identifying gaps in existing evidence. Exploring factors that influence access and engagement for refugee and asylum-seeking women from the perspective of key stakeholders in the service provision and/or service utilisation of perinatal mental health care services will add a more comprehensive understanding of the recursive relationship between service provision and use.

• Item Type: Articles
• Keywords: Perinatal mental health care, access and engagement with services, WHO European region, refugee and asylum-seeking women, scoping review, protocol, candidacy framework.
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: O'Donnell, Professor Kate

Creator Roles

O'Donnell, K.: Conceptualization, Methodology, Writing – review and editing

• Authors: Markey, K., MacFarlane, A., Noonan, M., Moloney, M., Huschke, S., O'Donnell, K., O’Donnell, C., Tuohy, T., Mohamed, A. H., and Doody, O.
• College/School: College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Health & Wellbeing > General Practice and Primary Care; College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Medicine, Dentistry & Nursing
• Journal Name: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
• Publisher: MDPI
• ISSN: 1661-7827
• ISSN (Online): 1660-4601
• Published Online: 14 January 2022
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2022 The Authors
• First Published: First published in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19(2): 937
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced under a Creative Commons License