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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022

How Are Non-Medical Settlement Service Organizations Supporting Access to Healthcare and Mental Health Services for Immigrants: A Scoping Review.

Ayesha Ratnayake, Shahab Sayfi, Luisa Veronis, Sara Torres, Sihyun Baek, Kevin Pottie

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Ayesha RatnayakeFaculty of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada.
Shahab SayfiFaculty of Science, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-5042-0140
Luisa VeronisDepartment of Geography, Environment and Geomatics, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada.
Sara TorresSchool of Social Work, Laurentian University, Sudbury, ON P3E 2C6, Canada.
Sihyun BaekFaculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada.
Kevin PottieC.T. Lamont Primary Health Care Research Centre, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-1874-8346
University of Ottawa · CALaurentian University · CAWestern University · CA

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Following resettlement in high-income countries, many immigrants and refugees experience barriers to accessing primary healthcare. Local non-medical settlement organizations, such as the Local Immigration Partnerships in Canada, that support immigrant integration, may also support access to mental health and healthcare services for immigrant populations. This scoping review aims to identify and map the types and characteristics of approaches and interventions that immigrant settlement organizations undertake to support access to primary healthcare for clients. We systematically searched MEDLINE, Social Services Abstracts, CINAHL, and PsycInfo databases from 1 May 2013 to 31 May 2021 and mapped research findings using the Social-Ecological Model. The search identified 3299 citations; 10 studies met all inclusion criteria. Results suggest these organizations support access to primary healthcare services, often at the individual, relationship and community level, by collaborating with health sector partners in the community, connecting clients to health services and service providers, advocating for immigrant health, providing educational programming, and initiating community development/mobilization and advocacy activities. Further research is needed to better understand the impact of local non-medical immigrant settlement organizations involved in health care planning and service delivery on reducing barriers to access in order for primary care services to reach marginalized, high-need immigrant populations.

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Emigrants and ImmigrantsMental Health ServicesRefugeesHealth Services AccessibilityHumansMental Healthhealth equityimmigrantsprimary healthcare accessrefugeessettlement service organizations

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PMID35329303
PMCPMC8956042
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