Dutch citizens of Turkish origin who utilize healthcare services in Turkey: a qualitative study on motives and contextual factors.

Background: Dutch residents of Turkish origin frequently utilize healthcare in Turkey.

Methods: To investigate their motives for doing so, we conducted a qualitative study among these healthcare users using semi-structured interviews. We complemented this with informal conversations with Turkish healthcare providers and observations at the registration offices and waiting rooms of outpatient clinics in several Turkish hospitals.

The Role of the Social Network in Access to Psychosocial Services for Migrant Elderly-A Qualitative Study.

Despite high prevalence of mental problems among elderly migrants in The Netherlands, the use of psychosocial care services by this group is low. Scientific evidence points at the crucial role of social support for mental health and the use of psychosocial services. We therefore explored the role of social networks in the access to psychosocial care among elderly migrants in The Netherlands.

Ethnic differences in colon cancer care in the Netherlands: a nationwide registry-based study.

Background: Ethnic differences in colon cancer (CC) care were shown in the United States, but results are not directly applicable to European countries due to fundamental healthcare system differences. This is the first study addressing ethnic differences in treatment and survival for CC in the Netherlands.

Methods: Data of 101,882 patients diagnosed with CC in 1996-2011 were selected from the Netherlands Cancer Registry and linked to databases from Statistics Netherlands.

[Enumerating the preventive youth health care workforce: size, composition and regional variation in the Netherlands].

Objective: The progress in workforce planning in preventive youth health care (YHC) is hampered by a lack of data on the current workforce. This study aimed to enumerate the Dutch YHC workforce. To understand regional variations in workforce capacity we compared these with the workforce capacity and the number of children and indicators of YHC need per region.

Ethnic Inequalities in Rectal Cancer Care in a Universal Access Healthcare System: A Nationwide Register-Based Study.

Background: Ethnic inequalities in colorectal cancer care were reported previously in the United States. Studies specifically reporting on ethnic inequalities in rectal cancer care are limited.

Objective: This study aimed to explore potential ethnic inequalities in rectal cancer care in the Netherlands.