APS

2024 APS Annual Convention · 2024

Caught between Values and a Hard Place: An Investigation of Identity Conflict and Coping Among Refugee Healthcare Providers in Amman, Jordan

San Francisco, CA · May 2024

Poster · Social

  • Christina Duval
    Saint Louis University
  • Madeline Stenersen
    Saint Louis University

Abstract

I interviewed fifteen refugee healthcare providers in Jordan about the human right to healthcare and the quality of refugee healthcare in their country.  Participants expressed cognitive dissonance over ideal healthcare standards versus practical limitations.  These interviews provide insight into coping methods used by healthcare providers during inherently conflictual scenarios.

Conflict

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