Refugee healthcare in Jordan: access gaps and nursing strain
A review of healthcare in Jordan describes barriers facing Syrian refugees and pressure on nurses. It identifies service gaps but does not show whether the proposed policy responses improve care.
Based on the published abstract. The full paper may contain additional methods, results and limitations.
The 30-second takeaway
For Syrian refugees in Jordan, the review identified financial and policy barriers to healthcare, alongside gaps in chronic disease and mental health services. Nurses were described as facing heavier workloads, stress, and burnout. These findings identify problems in service delivery, but the abstract does not demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed solutions.
The abstract provides themes without numerical estimates of access barriers or nursing strain. It also does not describe the included studies' designs, quality assessments, or how findings differed between studies.
What the review examined
The researchers searched published studies to understand healthcare access and pressure on services during the refugee crisis. Their synthesis focused on practical obstacles to receiving care and areas where existing services were insufficient.
What the proposals mean
The authors propose funding changes, workforce expansion, training, and support for nurses. These are recommendations arising from the reported problems; the abstract does not present a comparison showing that any particular reform improved patient or staff outcomes.
The original publication
Effects of the Syrian Refugee Crisis on Public Health and Healthcare Services in Jordan: A Systematic Review.
Alfanash HA, Almagharbeh WT, Alnawafleh KA
Int Nurs Rev · 2025
- PubMed ID
- 40515373
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