SynthesisBMJ open2021
Participatory approaches in the development of health interventions for migrants: a systematic review.
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37 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 59 citations in OpenAlex.
- A systematic review of participatory research involving forensic mental health patients.BMC psychiatry · 2026Pooled it
- Structural Compensation and Participatory Approaches: A Way to Improve Access to Health Care for Undocumented Immigrants? A Scoping Review.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2026Article
- Meaningful or Marginal: An Integrative Review of Consumer and Community Involvement in Migrant Health Research.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Co-creating an action to promote health literacy among parents with immigrant backgrounds.BMC health services research · 2026Article
- Advancing Participatory Approaches in Global Migrant Research: A Roundtable Discussion.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2026Article
- Immigration, Discrimination, and Resilience: Intersecting Social Factors Associated with Symptoms of Depression and Anxiety Among Ethiopian and Eritrean American Emerging Adults.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026Article
- Perceptions of ischaemic heart disease risk among Indian migrants in Australia: a qualitative study.Primary health care research & development · 2026Article
- Engaging communities in addressing antimicrobial resistance: Co-producing locally relevant public health messages.PLOS global public health · 2026Article
- The PATHS survey: a participatory-informed, multilingual instrument for assessing tobacco and nicotine-related knowledge, attitudes, and behaviours among people with a migration background in Switzerland.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- A case study of partnership in practice: challenges and insights in the development of an academic-community coalition "The Migrant Health Community Research Network".Research involvement and engagement · 2025Article
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- Voices across difference: a qualitative exploration of health-promoting dialogues between older migrant women and researchers in Norway.International journal for equity in health · 2025Article
- Development of a (digital) mindfulness-informed intervention for older adults in nursing homes: description and reflection of a person-based co-design approach.BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
- A Digital Psychosocial Service (Sui App) for Arabic-Speaking Refugees in Switzerland: Development and Cultural-Contextual Adaptation Using a User-Centered and Participatory Approach.JMIR formative research · 2025Article
- Needs and Expectations Associated With an e-Mental Health Intervention for Reducing Somatoform, Anxiety, and Depressive Symptoms in Sexual and Gender Minority Adults: Qualitative Participative Study.JMIR formative research · 2025Article
- Co-design of interventions and services with structurally marginalized populations in the context of maternal and early childhood primary care: a rapid scoping review.Primary health care research & development · 2025Article
- Grey literature scoping review: a synthesis of the application of participatory methodologies in underrepresented groups at an elevated risk of dementia.BMC medical research methodology · 2025Article
- Digital solutions for migrant and refugee health: a framework for analysis and action.The Lancet regional health. Europe · 2025Review
- Participatory health research and promotion with migrant communities in Germany: a scoping review.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
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10 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
objectiveAnalysis of participatory approaches to developing health interventions for migrants and how approaches embody core participatory principles of inclusivity and democracy.
designA systematic review of original articles. Electronic searches within the databases MEDLINE, Embase, Global Health and PsychINFO (from inception-November 2020). ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR STUDY SELECTION: Original peer-reviewed articles reporting research to develop and implement a health intervention for migrants, incorporating participatory approaches. We defined migrants as foreign-born individuals. Only articles reporting the full research cycle (inception, design, implementation, analysis, evaluation, dissemination) were included. DATA EXTRACTION: We extracted information related to who was involved in research (migrants or other non-academic stakeholders), the research stage at which they were involved (inception, design, implementation, analysis, evaluation, dissemination), the method of their involvement and how this aligned with the core principles of participatory research-categorising studies as exhibiting active or pseudo (including proxy and indirect) participation.
results1793 publications were screened, of which 28 were included in our analysis. We found substantial variation in the application of participatory approaches in designing health interventions targeting migrants: across 168 individual research stages analysed across the 28 studies, we recorded 46 instances of active participation of migrants, 30 instances of proxy participation and 24 instances of indirect participation. All studies involved non-academic stakeholders in at least one stage of the research, only two studies exhibited evidence of active participation of migrants across all research stages. Evidence is limited due to the variability of terms and approaches used.
conclusionsImportant shortfalls in the meaningful inclusion of migrants in developing health interventions exist, suggesting a more rigorous and standardised approach is warranted to better define and deliver participatory research and improve quality. REGISTRATION: This review followed Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis guidelines and is registered on the Open Science Framework (osf.io/2bnz5).
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