Interventions to improve immigrant health. A scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

: Disparities in health between immigrants and their host populations have been described across countries and continents. Hence, interventions for improving health targeting general populations are not necessarily effective for immigrants. To conduct a systematic search of the literature evaluating health interventions for immigrants; to map the characteristics of identified studies including range of interventions, immigrant populations and their host countries, clinical areas targeted and reported evaluations, challenges and limitations of the interventions identified. Following the results, to develop recommendations for research in the field. A scoping review approach was chosen to provide an overview of the type, extent and quantity of research available. Studies w

SUBMITTER: Diaz E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5445720 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature