ArticleJournal of epidemiology and community health1998
Reported health, lifestyles, and use of health care of first generation immigrants in The Netherlands: do socioeconomic factors explain their adverse position?
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74 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Differences between immigrant and non-immigrant groups in the use of primary medical care; a systematic review.BMC health services research · 2009Pooled it
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- Intended place of residence in old age of internal migrants aged 15-64 years: a citywide cross-sectional study in Shanghai, China.BMJ open · 2019Article
- Changes in Self-Rated Health Right After Immigration: A Panel Study of Economic, Social, Cultural, and Emotional Explanations of Self-Rated Health Among Immigrants in the Netherlands.Frontiers in sociology · 2019Article
- How social and geographical backgrounds affect hospital admission with a serious condition: a comparison of 11 immigrant groups with native-born Norwegians.BMC health services research · 2018Article
- Association between cultural distance and migrant self-rated health.The European journal of health economics : HEPAC : health economics in prevention and care · 2018Article
- National and transnational belonging among Turkish and Moroccan older migrants in the Netherlands: protective against loneliness?European journal of ageing · 2017Article
- The relationship between ethnic composition of the residential environment and self-reported health among Turks and Moroccans in Amsterdam.International journal of health geographics · 2017Article
- Involving hard-to-reach ethnic minorities in low-budget health research: lessons from a health survey among Moluccans in the Netherlands.BMC research notes · 2016Article
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- Health lifestyles in early childhood.Journal of health and social behavior · 2014Article
- Evidence for the healthy immigrant effect in older Chinese immigrants: a cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2014Article
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Abstract
objectiveDifferences in health, lifestyles, and use of health care between groups of varying ethnic origin can have important implications for preventive and curative health care. This paper studies whether socioeconomic factors explain ethnic differences in these outcomes.
designData on health status, lifestyles, and use of health care were obtained from interviews with 3296 people aged 16-64 years (response: 60.6%), among whom were 848 first generation immigrants. Ethnic differences in these outcomes were examined with and without adjustment for socioeconomic factors, using logistic regression.
settingGeneral population of Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
main outcome measuresHealth status (self rated health, General Health Questionnaire, functional limitations), lifestyles (smoking, alcohol), and use of health care (general practice, pharmaceuticals, hospitalisations). MAIN
resultsImmigrants from Turkey, Morocco and (former) Dutch colonies report a poorer health and a higher use of health care, especially primary health care among the elderly. An adverse socioeconomic position partially explains the poor health of these immigrants. In turn, their poor health explains most of their higher use of health care.
conclusionsCultural factors and poor living conditions seem to contribute to the poor health of immigrants, besides an adverse socioeconomic position. The pressure on various health services will increase in future because of the relatively high increase in immigrants' needs at older ages and their presently low mean age.
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