Mental well-being of international migrants to Japan: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Migration is a stressful process of resettlement and acculturation that can often negatively impact the mental health of migrants. International migration to Japan, a country with dominant ethnic homogeneity, is growing steadily amid an ageing domestic population and severe labour shortages.

Objectives

To identify the contemporary barriers to, and facilitators of, mental well-being among the migrant population in Japan.

Design

Systematic review DATA SOURCES: PubMed, ProQuest, Web of Science, Ichushi and J-Stage ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: Research articles examining the mental well-being of international migrants in Japan that were published in English or Japanese between January 2000 and September 2018 were included.

Data extraction and synthesis

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SUBMITTER: Miller R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6858191 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature