ReviewJournal of cross-cultural gerontology2013
The influence of culture on the oral health-related beliefs and behaviours of elderly chinese immigrants: a meta-synthesis of the literature.
Review in Journal of cross-cultural gerontology, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Who cites it
11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Oral Health Literacy in Migrant and Ethnic Minority Populations: A Systematic Review.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2022Pooled it
- Impact of oral care knowledge on oral health behaviors among older residents of Nanjing: a cross-sectional study.BMC geriatrics · 2026Article
- Factors Associated With Preventive Dental Service Use in Older Korean-American Residents in Subsidized Senior Housing: Looking Beyond Dental Insurance.International journal of aging & human development · 2026Article
- Problem-based learning curriculum disconnect on diversity, equitable representation, and inclusion.PloS one · 2024Article
- The impact of culture on new Asian immigrants' access to oral health care: a scoping review.Canadian journal of dental hygiene : CJDH = Journal canadien de l'hygiene dentaire : JCHD · 2023Article
- The use of Oral Health Impact on Daily Living (OHIDL) transition scale in measuring the change in oral health-related quality of life among older adults.BMC oral health · 2021Article
- Objective and Subjective Dementia Caregiving Burden: The Moderating Role of Immanent Justice Reasoning and Social Support.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Factors associated with dental service use of older Korean Americans.Community dentistry and oral epidemiology · 2019Article
- Knowledge and behaviours related to oral health among underserved older adults.Gerodontology · 2018Article
- Oral Health and Dental Care in Older Asian Americans in Central Texas.Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2017Article
- Immigrant Status, Resilience, and Perceived Oral Health Among Chinese Americans in Hawaii.Research on agingArticle
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9 authors.
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Abstract
Neglect of the mouth can lead to impairment, disability, and discomfort; as a result, it can have a negative impact on quality of life in old age. Some minority groups in North America shoulder a disproportionate burden of dental impairment compared to people of European origins, possibly because of different cultural beliefs and a distrust of Western oral healthcare. This paper explores these factors in elderly Chinese immigrants through a meta-synthesis of selected literature that reveals a dynamic interplay of traditional Chinese beliefs about oral health, immigration, and structural factors mediating access to Western dentistry. It also identifies several conceptual issues and gaps in knowledge, offers avenues of research including the cross-cultural application of two recent models of oral health, and discusses various strategies for improving access to dental services for minority populations.
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