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Impact of social support on oral health among immigrants and ethnic minorities: A systematic review.
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40 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Association of Social Support With Oral Health in Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Gerodontology · 2026Pooled it
- Canadian immigrants' oral health and oral health care providers' cultural competence capacity.Canadian journal of dental hygiene : CJDH = Journal canadien de l'hygiene dentaire : JCHD · 2024Pooled it
- Oral Health Status among Migrants from Middle- and Low-Income Countries to Europe: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- Psychometric analysis of the Oral Health Behavior Social Support Short Form scales (OHBSS-SF) among Mexican-American adults.Research square · 2026Article
- How do social determinants and legal status affect the health of undocumented migrants in France?BMC public health · 2026Article
- Acculturation, Social Support, and Healthcare Utilisation Among Indonesian Migrant Workers in Malaysia: A Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026Article
- Parents' Perspectives on Early Childhood Oral Health Care-Results from a Survey in a Vulnerable Population in Palos de la Frontera (Huelva, Spain).Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Barriers and Facilitators for Accessing Oral Health Care for Ukrainian Newcomers to Nova Scotia.JDR clinical and translational research · 2026Article
- Whose Responsibility Is It? A Community-Level Situational Analysis of Oral Health Care in Amsterdam.JDR clinical and translational research · 2026Article
- Healthcare utilization and satisfaction: a cross-sectional study among Indian immigrants in Japan.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Exploring stroke awareness in an ethnic minority population: the impact of language and social support.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Association of baseline negative life events and perceived social support with self-stigma in adolescents from Dongying, China.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- Oral Health Behaviors and Challenges Among Migrants in Italy: A Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of dentistry · 2026Article
- "I left my country and the people I love. It gave me hypertension": a qualitative study of social support and hypertension management in refugees.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Associations between self-efficacy, social support, racial discrimination, and adolescents oral health.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Evaluation of the psychometric properties of the Oral Health Behavior Social Support (OHBSS) Scales in English and Spanish for Mexican-origin young adults.BMC oral health · 2025Article
- Psychosocial Determinants of Poor Dental Attendance Among Young Mexican-Identifying Adults in California.Community dentistry and oral epidemiology · 2025Article
- Development of new bilingual oral health behavior social support (OHBSS) scales in English and Spanish.PloS one · 2025Article
- Using a Social Network Approach to Characterize Oral Health Behavior Social Support Among Mexican-Origin Young Adults.Journal of health communication · 2025Article
- Predictors of oral healthcare utilization and satisfaction among Indian migrants and the host population in the Netherlands.BMC oral health · 2024Article
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Abstract
objectiveAdaptation to social life changes after migration may be beneficial or detrimental to migrants' oral health outcomes and related behaviors. This systematic review aims to synthesize the scientific literature on the impact of social support on immigrants' and ethnic minorities' oral health status and/or behaviors.
methodsA comprehensive electronic search, up to November 2018, was conducted using five electronic databases. We included cross-sectional and longitudinal quantitative studies that examine associations between social support and oral health outcomes among immigrants and ethnic minorities. Study selection, data extraction, and risk of bias assessment were completed in duplicate and the Newcastle-Ottawa checklist was used to appraise the methodological quality of the quantitative studies.
resultsA total of 26 studies met the eligibility criteria. Included studies examined multiple oral health outcomes such as dental care utilization, oral health behaviors, oral health problems, self-rated oral health, oral health knowledge, and oral health-related quality of life among immigrants and ethnic minorities. The social support level is assessed either by social support indicators or by adapting certain scales. Overall, social support was found to be positively associated with dental care utilization, number of carious teeth, periodontal disease, oral health behaviors, oral health knowledge, oral health-related quality of life, and self-rated oral health.
conclusionAlthough immigrants and ethnic minorities encounter several challenges after migration to a new country that could affect their oral health, social support from their surrounding environment in the form of structural or functional support plays an important role in improving their oral health outcomes.
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