SynthesisJournal of immigrant and minority health2022
Refugee and Migrant Health Literacy Interventions in High-Income Countries: A Systematic Review.
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- Interventions for improving health literacy in migrants.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2023Pooled it
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- Culturally Adapted Mental Health Education Programs for Migrant Populations: A Scoping Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Article
- Healthcare providers' experiences of promoting health literacy in migrant women after pregnancy: a qualitative study.Health promotion international · 2025Article
- Findings from the Tushirikiane-4-MH (supporting each other for mental health) mobile health-supported virtual reality randomized controlled trial among urban refugee youth in Kampala, Uganda.Global mental health (Cambridge, England) · 2025Article
- Impact of multicultural doula support on pregnant migrant women's healthcare service utilisation in Norway: a multi-centre case-control study.BMJ public health · 2025Article
- Parents' or Guardians' Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices in the Prevention and Management of Childhood Myopia.Ophthalmology and therapy · 2024Article
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- Medical imaging utilization in migrants compared with nonmigrants in a universal healthcare system: A population-based matched cohort study.PLoS medicine · 2024Article
- Antecedents and Consequences of Health Literacy among Refugees and Migrants during the First Two Years of COVID-19: A Scoping Review.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2024Article
- Effectiveness of Interventions to Improve Digital Health Literacy in Forced Migrant Populations: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Systematic Review.JMIR research protocols · 2023Article
- "I can't describe how I could get better, but I would like to" - Conception of health and illness of refugee youth in Germany.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- Application of the optimizing health literacy and access (Ophelia) process in partnership with a refugee community in Australia: Study protocol.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Intersecting Factors Impacting the Health and Wellbeing of a Resettled Yazidi Refugee Community: A Qualitative Study.Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financingArticle
- Exploring low-income migrant workers' health information-seeking behavior during COVID-19 in Taiwan: A qualitative study.Digital healthArticle
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Abstract
Health literacy is a key determinant of health in refugee and migrant populations living in in high-income countries (HICs). We conducted a systematic review of randomized-controlled trials (RCTs) to characterize the scope, methodology, and outcomes of research on interventions aimed at improving health literacy among these vulnerable populations. We searched EMBASE, MEDLINE, PsycINFO, CINAHL, and Web of Science databases to identify RCTs of health literacy intervenions in our target population published between 1997 and 2018. The search yielded 23 RCTs (n = 5625 participants). Study demographics, health literacy topics, interventions, and outcome measures were heterogeneous but demonstrated overall positive results. Only two studies used a common health literacy measure. Few RCTs have been conducted to investigate interventions for improving the health literacy of refugees and migrants in HICs. The heterogeniety of health literacy outcome measures used impeded a robust comparison of intervention efficacy.
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