Immigrant, Refugee, and Indigenous Canadians' Experiences With Virtual Health Care Services: Rapid Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The remote, dispersed, and multicultural population of Canada presents unique challenges for health care services. Currently, virtual care solutions are being offered as an innovative solution to improve access to care.

Objective

Given the inequities in health care access faced by immigrant, refugee, and Indigenous Canadians, this review aimed to summarize information obtained from original research regarding these people's experiences with virtual care services in Canada.

Methods

We conducted a rapid review following published recommendations. MEDLINE and CINAHL were searched for studies relating to virtual care and Canadian immigrants, refugees, or Indigenous peoples. Peer-reviewed articles of any type were included so long as they included information on

SUBMITTER: MacPherson M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10594134 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature