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SynthesisBMC public health2018

A systematic review of working conditions and occupational health among immigrants in Europe and Canada.

T Sterud, T Tynes, I Sivesind Mehlum, K B Veiersted, B Bergbom, A Airila, B Johansson, M Brendler-Lindqvist, K Hviid, M-A Flyvholm

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Synthesis in BMC public health, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 62 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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62citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
12.9field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

62 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 160 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 4 institutions in 4 countries.

T SterudNational Institute of Occupational Health, Oslo, Norway. Tom.Sterud@stami.no.ORCID 0000-0001-8393-8923
T TynesNational Institute of Occupational Health, Oslo, Norway.
I Sivesind MehlumNational Institute of Occupational Health, Oslo, Norway.
K B VeierstedNational Institute of Occupational Health, Oslo, Norway.
B BergbomFinnish Institute of Occupational Health, Helsinki, Finland.
A AirilaFinnish Institute of Occupational Health, Helsinki, Finland.
B JohanssonOccupational and Environmental Medicine, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden.
M Brendler-LindqvistOccupational and Environmental Medicine, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden.
K HviidNational Research Centre for the Working Environment, Copenhagen, Denmark.
M-A FlyvholmNational Research Centre for the Working Environment, Copenhagen, Denmark.
National Institute of Occupational Health · NOFinnish Institute of Occupational Health · FINational Research Centre for the Working Environment · DKUppsala University Hospital · SE

Funding

Nordisk Ministerråd 16222
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundA systematic attempt to summarize the literature that examines working conditions and occupational health among immigrant in Europe and Canada.

methodsWe established inclusion criteria, searched systematically for articles included in the Medline, Embase and Social Sciences Citation Index databases in the period 2000-2016 and checked the reference lists of all included papers.

resultsEighty-two studies were included in this review; 90% were cross-sectional and 80% were based on self-report. Work injuries were consistently found to be more prevalent among immigrants in studies from different countries and in studies with different designs. The prevalence of perceived discrimination or bullying was found to be consistently higher among immigrant workers than among natives. In general, however, we found that the evidence that immigrant workers are more likely to be exposed to physical or chemical hazards and poor psychosocial working conditions is very limited. A few Scandinavian studies support the idea that occupational factors may partly contribute to the higher risk of sick leave or disability pension observed among immigrants. However, the evidence for working conditions as a potential mediator of the associations between immigrant status and poor general health and mental distress was very limited.

conclusionSome indicators suggest that immigrant workers in Europe and Canada experience poorer working conditions and occupational health than do native workers. However, the ability to draw conclusions is limited by the large gaps in the available data, heterogeneity of immigrant working populations, and the lack of prospectively designed cohort studies.

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Emigrants and ImmigrantsCanadaCross-Sectional StudiesEuropeHumansOccupational HealthSelf ReportWorkEmigrants and immigrantsLabour migrantMigrant workerOccupational injuryOccupational safety and healthOccupationsReviewSystematic reviewWork

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PMID29925349
PMCPMC6011510
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