Impact of social support on oral health among immigrants and ethnic minorities: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Adaptation to social life changes after migration may be beneficial or detrimental to migrants' oral health outcomes and related behaviors. This systematic review aims to synthesize the scientific literature on the impact of social support on immigrants' and ethnic minorities' oral health status and/or behaviors.

Methods

A comprehensive electronic search, up to November 2018, was conducted using five electronic databases. We included cross-sectional and longitudinal quantitative studies that examine associations between social support and oral health outcomes among immigrants and ethnic minorities. Study selection, data extraction, and risk of bias assessment were completed in duplicate and the Newcastle-Ottawa checklist was used to appraise the methodological qual

SUBMITTER: Dahlan R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6586326 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature