ArticleJournal of immigrant and minority health2016
A Scoping Review of Immigrant Experience of Health Care Access Barriers in Canada.
Article in Journal of immigrant and minority health, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06373588 (Co-design and Evaluation of a Patient Navigator Intervention for Migrant Children and Youth with Special Healthcare Needs), which is not on this map. Cited by 120 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
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Co-design and Evaluation of a Patient Navigator Intervention for Migrant Children and Youth with Special Healthcare Needs (CYSHCN) Experiencing Care Transitions (MiNav Trial)
Who cites it
120 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Uptake of patient enrolment in primary care and associated factors: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC primary care · 2025Pooled it
- Using photovoice to engage underserved children with neurodevelopmental disorders and their caregivers in health research: a mixed methods systematic review.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2025Pooled it
- Access to Healthcare Among US Adult Refugees: A Systematic Qualitative Review.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2023Pooled it
- Factors Influencing Physical Activity Participation among Midlife Immigrant Women: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- Appendiceal Perforation as a Potential Indicator of Healthcare Disparities Between Thai and Non-Thai Populations: A Nationwide Study of Public Hospitals in Thailand.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026Article
- Racial, Ethnic, and Immigration-Related Disparities Across the Gastrointestinal Care Continuum: A Scoping Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Unintentional Home Injuries: Community-Based Participatory Research among Afghan Immigrants and Refugees in British Columbia, Canada.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026Article
- Comparing Preoperative Healthcare Utilization Between Immigrants and Non-Immigrants Undergoing Emergency General Surgery in British Columbia.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2026Article
- Healthcare Access Experiences of Syrian Refugees in Aotearoa New Zealand: A Qualitative Focus Group Study.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2026Article
- Primary care among newborns at a Canadian urban center: an observational study.BMC pediatrics · 2026Observational
- Virtual Care and Compassion for Migrants and Refugees: A Scoping Review.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2026Review
- Comparing regular expression and machine learning approaches to predict immigrant status from primary care electronic medical record data in Ontario, Canada.PLOS digital health · 2026Article
- Community Agency Health Promotion Capacity for Ethno-Culturally Diverse Immigrant Women: Qualitative Interviews.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2026Article
- In-hospital Wait Times for Emergency General Surgery: Do Immigrants Wait Longer?Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2026Article
- Collaborative Research Priority Setting for Enhancing Primary Health Care Access Among the Nepalese Community in Canada: Community-Based Participatory Research.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Article
- Navigating vaccine access, trust, coercion and regret: post-pandemic lessons on COVID-19 vaccination among newcomer communities in Alberta, Canada.BMC public health · 2026Article
- A Systematic Review and Narrative Synthesis of Factors Impacting Late Diagnosis of Chronic Hepatitis B and C.Health science reports · 2026Review
- Contraceptive practices in Québec in relation to immigration: A cross-sectional analysis of data from the Québec Population Health Survey.Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique · 2026Article
- Culturally Adapted Mental Health Education Programs for Migrant Populations: A Scoping Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Article
- Cultural and linguistic responsiveness in long-term care: A scoping review protocol on programs for residents and staff.PloS one · 2026Article
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3 authors.
Funding
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Abstract
Canadian population-based surveys report comparable access to health care services between immigrant and non-immigrant populations, yet other research reports immigrant-specific access barriers. A scoping review was conducted to explore research regarding Canadian immigrants' unique experiences in accessing health care, and was guided by the research question: "What is currently known about the barriers that adult immigrants face when accessing Canadian health care services?" The findings of this study suggest that there are unmet health care access needs specific to immigrants to Canada. In reviewing research of immigrants' health care experiences, the most common access barriers were found to be language barriers, barriers to information, and cultural differences. These findings, in addition to low cultural competency reported by interviewed health care workers in the reviewed articles, indicate inequities in access to Canadian health care services for immigrant populations. Suggestions for future research and programming are discussed.
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