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This report describes health needs of refugees in Moria Camp on Lesvos, Greece\u2014Europe\u2019s largest refugee camp.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>A set of routinely collected service data of 18\u00a0131 consultations of 11\u00a0938 patients, attending a primary care clinic in the camp over 6\u00a0months in 2019\u201320, was analysed retrospectively, focusing on chronic health conditions.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>The most frequent chronic conditions were musculoskeletal pain (25.1%), mental health (15.9%), cardiac (12.7%) and endocrine conditions (8.9%). In all, 70.4% of consultations were for acute health problems, with high rates of injuries and wounds (20.8%), respiratory infections (12.5%), gastroenteritis (10.7%) and skin problems (9.7%), particularly scabies.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>The prevalence of acute and chronic health problems is high in this setting, with some likely attributable to the deplorable living conditions in the camp. Despite its magnitude, the interpretability of routine health data is limited. A research agenda is identified, and a framework for chronic disease management in refugee camps is proposed.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/pubmed\/fdac127","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,11,23]],"date-time":"2022-11-23T05:39:01Z","timestamp":1669181941000},"page":"347-355","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":4,"title":["Lessons to learn from the analysis of routine health data from Moria Refugee Camp on Lesvos, Greece"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"45","author":[{"given":"Paul L","family":"Hart","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"22603 Esplanada Circle W, Boca Raton , FL 33433 , USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Helen","family":"Zahos","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Griffith University School of Nursing and Midwifery, , Gold Coast, 1 Hospital Boulevard, Southport, QLD 4215 , Australia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Nicola","family":"Salt","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Wandsworth Care Commissioning Group Balham Park Surgery, , 236 Balham High Road, London, SW17 7AW , UK"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Roger","family":"Schofield","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Shalom House Palliative Care Centre , St David\u2019s, Pembrokeshire, SA62 6BP , UK"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Siyana","family":"Mahroof-Shaffi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Kitrinos Healthcare , 29 Charnwood Avenue, Merton, London, SW19 1HR , UK"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Tomas","family":"Simonek","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Kitrinos Healthcare , Lesvos , Greece"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Christian","family":"Harkensee","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust , Queen Elizabeth Avenue, Gateshead, NE9 6SX , UK"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"286","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2022,11,22]]},"reference":[{"key":"2023061611152741100_ref1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"h6731","DOI":"10.1136\/bmj.h6731","article-title":"Responding to the needs of refugees","volume":"351","author":"Arnold","year":"2015","journal-title":"BMJ"},{"key":"2023061611152741100_ref2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"544","DOI":"10.1136\/bmj.322.7285.544","article-title":"Health needs of asylum seekers and refugees","volume":"322","author":"Burnett","year":"2001","journal-title":"BMJ"},{"key":"2023061611152741100_ref3","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"k4200","DOI":"10.1136\/bmj.k4200","article-title":"The health of forced migrants","volume":"363","author":"Burnett","year":"2018","journal-title":"BMJ"},{"key":"2023061611152741100_ref4","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"920","DOI":"10.4269\/ajtmh.17-0725","article-title":"Impact of enhanced health interventions for United States-bound refugees: evaluating best practices in migration health","volume":"98","author":"Mitchell","year":"2018","journal-title":"Am J Trop Med Hyg"},{"key":"2023061611152741100_ref5","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"e015981","DOI":"10.1136\/bmjopen-2017-015981","article-title":"Challenges and facilitators for health professionals providing primary healthcare for refugees and asylum seekers in high-income countries: a systematic review and thematic synthesis of qualitative research","volume":"7","author":"Robertshaw","year":"2017","journal-title":"BMJ Open"},{"key":"2023061611152741100_ref6","volume-title":"Health of Refugees and Migrants\u2014Practices in Addressing the Health Needs of Refugees and Migrants","author":"World Health Organization Eastern and Mediterranean Region","year":"2018"},{"key":"2023061611152741100_ref7","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"637","DOI":"10.1186\/s12889-019-6977-9","article-title":"Burden of non-communicable diseases among Syrian refugees: a scoping review","volume":"19","author":"Naja","year":"2019","journal-title":"BMC Public Health"},{"key":"2023061611152741100_ref8","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"421","DOI":"10.1093\/inthealth\/ihy042","article-title":"Demographic and clinical characteristics of refugees seeking primary healthcare services in Greece in the period 2015\u20132016: a descriptive study","volume":"10","author":"Kakalou","year":"2018","journal-title":"Int Health"},{"key":"2023061611152741100_ref9","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"272","DOI":"10.1093\/inthealth\/ihx032","article-title":"On the ferries: the unmet health care needs of transiting refugees in Greece","volume":"9","author":"Shortall","year":"2017","journal-title":"Int Health"},{"key":"2023061611152741100_ref10","author":"Fact sheets on the sustainable development goals: Health targets. 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