ArticleEuropean journal of public health2017
Interventions to improve immigrant health. A scoping review.
Article in European journal of public health, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 41 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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41 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- A systematic review and narrative synthesis of health literacy interventions among Spanish speaking populations in the United States.BMC public health · 2024Pooled it
- Assessing evidence of interventions addressing inequity among migrant populations: a two-stage systematic review.International journal for equity in health · 2019Pooled it
- Use of health services among international migrant children - a systematic review.Globalization and health · 2018Pooled it
- Results of a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial to Promote the Use of Respiratory Protective Equipment among Migrant Workers Exposed to Organic Solvents in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Trial
- Are Group Interventions Effective at Improving Health Outcomes in Culturally And Linguistically Diverse (CALD) Populations With Chronic Conditions? An Umbrella Review.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2026Review
- Population-oriented health promotion and disease prevention interventions in primary healthcare: a scoping review of reviews.BMC primary care · 2026Article
- Survival of Individuals Diagnosed With High-Risk, Regional, and Metastatic Prostate Cancer by Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Status: A Retrospective Cohort Study Set in Victoria, Australia.Cancer medicine · 2026Article
- Sexual and reproductive health interventions for mobile adolescents and young people in sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review.BMC public health · 2025Article
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- Immigrant parents' perspectives on children's oral health and barriers to a culturally adapted intervention in Norway.Frontiers in oral health · 2025Article
- Can extended health communication improve newly settled refugees' health literacy? A quasi-experimental study from Sweden.Health promotion international · 2024Article
- Meeting a need: development and validation of PubMed search filters for immigrant populations.Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA · 2024Article
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- Migration health research in Norway: a scoping review.Scandinavian journal of public health · 2023Article
- "Health without Borders": Early Findings and Lessons Learned from a Health Promotion Program for Ethnic Minorities Living in Italy.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Evolution of smoking rates among immigrants in France in the context of comprehensive tobacco control measures, and a decrease in the overall prevalence.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Framework for refugee and migrant health research in the WHO European Region.Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH · 2023Article
- International Family Nursing Association: toolkit of resources for caring for refugee/migrating families.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S P · 2023Article
- Health Care Use and Barriers to Care for Chronic Inflammatory Diseases (CID) among First and Second Generation South Asian Immigrant Children and Parents in Ontario Canada.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- The Intersection of Immigrant and Environmental Health: A Scoping Review of Observational Population Exposure and Epidemiologic Studies.Environmental health perspectives · 2022Article
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Abstract
Background: : Disparities in health between immigrants and their host populations have been described across countries and continents. Hence, interventions for improving health targeting general populations are not necessarily effective for immigrants. To conduct a systematic search of the literature evaluating health interventions for immigrants; to map the characteristics of identified studies including range of interventions, immigrant populations and their host countries, clinical areas targeted and reported evaluations, challenges and limitations of the interventions identified. Following the results, to develop recommendations for research in the field. A scoping review approach was chosen to provide an overview of the type, extent and quantity of research available. Studies were included if they empirically evaluated health interventions targeting immigrants and/or their descendants, included a control group, and were published in English (PubMed and Embase from 1990 to 2015). Most of the 83 studies included were conducted in the USA, encompassed few immigrant groups and used a randomized controlled trial (RCT) or cluster RCT design. Most interventions addressed chronic and non-communicable diseases and attendance at cancer screening services, used individual targeted approaches, targeted adult women and recruited participants from health centres. Outcome measures were often subjective, with the exception of interventions for cardiovascular risk and diabetes. Generally, authors claimed that interventions were beneficial, despite a number of reported limitations. Recommendations for enhancing interventions to improve immigrant health are provided to help researchers, funders and health care commissioners when deciding upon the scope, nature and design of future research in this area.
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