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{"title":"Mapping Participatory Approaches in Health Care Provision for Older Immigrants in Europe: A Scoping Review.","authors":"Abdallah Abudayya, Busra Nur Temur, Aysegul Ilgaz, Lucimere Bohn, Seda Cansu Yeniğün, Steven Byrne, Selma Kadi, Magda Jordao, Irem Huri Karabiyik, Pinar Ekiz, Nurten Özen, Muhammad Asaduzzaman, Emmanuel Chance Aoudi","doi":"10.1007/s10903-026-01923-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-026-01923-x","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Europe faces the dual challenges of population ageing and increasing migration, resulting in a growing demographic of older immigrants with complex healthcare needs. Despite extensive research on ageing and migration, regional evidence on healthcare provision for older immigrants remains fragmented. Participatory approaches that integrate the voices and experiences of older immigrants can improve cultural sensitivity, accessibility, and health equity, ultimately leading to better outcomes. This scoping review seeks to contribute to filling the existing knowledge gap by systematically mapping the literature on healthcare provision using participatory approaches for older immigrants in Europe. This scoping review followed Arksey and O'Malley's methodological framework and the PRISMA-ScR reporting guidelines. A comprehensive search of five electronic databases was conducted in February 2025. Eligible studies included empirical research focusing on immigrants aged 60 years and older in Europe that used participatory approaches to healthcare provision. Data were charted and synthesized thematically to identify barriers and facilitators of healthcare utilization discussed in the context of participatory approaches, as well as gaps in the literature. From 2,411 records, 23 studies published between 2011 and 2025 met the inclusion criteria. Most were conducted in the United Kingdom, Denmark, and Sweden, employing diverse qualitative, quantitative, and mixed-methods designs. Common participatory strategies included bilingual/bicultural staff, partnerships with community organizations, and the involvement of peer researchers. These approaches enhanced trust, relevance, and access to healthcare services. Key barriers were language and communication difficulties, cultural stigma, and distrust of services. Enablers included culturally adapted interventions, continuity of care, and trusted community engagement. However, many studies reported the use of superficial participatory methods, underrepresented certain migrant groups, and rarely assessed long-term outcomes or compared participatory versus non-participatory models. Participatory approaches demonstrate strong potential to enhance healthcare provision for older immigrants in Europe by improving cultural competence, accessibility, and trust. To achieve equity, participatory practices must be embedded into mainstream healthcare systems through sustainable funding, workforce training, and policy reforms. Future research should prioritize comparative evaluations, long-term impact assessments, and inclusion of underrepresented immigrant populations.</p>","PeriodicalId":15958,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2026-05-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147816142","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Persistent Health Care Gap for Undocumented Children.","authors":"Jesus Ruiz","doi":"10.1007/s10903-026-01928-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-026-01928-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Undocumented children in the United States remain systematically excluded from comprehensive preventive health care, not due to lack of need, but as a consequence of deliberate policy design. Drawing on lived experience as an undocumented child and current practice as a family medicine physician in a rural federally qualified health center, this commentary examines how insurance exclusion structures a two-tiered childhood health system within the same communities-and often the same families. National evidence demonstrates that undocumented children experience higher rates of uninsurance, delayed care, reduced preventive service utilization, and increased reliance on emergency departments, despite sharing comparable developmental and chronic disease risks with their insured peers. The absence of routine primary care undermines life-course health, exacerbates inequities, and shifts costs toward crisis-driven systems. This essay argues that framing child health coverage as contingent on immigration status represents a failure of public health logic, economic efficiency, and ethical responsibility. Ensuring universal access to preventive care for all children, regardless of status, is not only a moral imperative but a necessary investment in population health and health system sustainability.</p>","PeriodicalId":15958,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2026-05-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147816114","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Intimate Partner Violence Among Hispanic and Latine Adults in New York City: Nativity Differences and Associated Sociodemographic and Behavioral Factors.","authors":"Shiryn D Sukhram, Dayoon Lee, Lulu Wang, Christian Nuñez, Shannon Farnum","doi":"10.1007/s10903-026-01926-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-026-01926-8","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Intimate partner violence (IPV) remains a significant public health concern in New York City (NYC), with psychological and physical abuse highly prevalent. Hispanic and Latine adults may face elevated IPV risk due to gender norms, immigration-related stressors, and barriers to accessing services. However, differences in IPV patterns by nativity remain insufficiently understood. Data from the 2020 NYC Community Health Survey, a population-based survey of non-institutionalized adults, were analyzed. The analytic sample included 2,229 Hispanic and Latine respondents. Weighted descriptive statistics and stratified logistic regression models were used to estimate lifetime physical and psychological IPV prevalence and associated factors by nativity. U.S.-born Hispanic and Latine (USBH/L) adults reported higher prevalence of IPV than foreign-born Hispanic and Latine (FBH/L) respondents. However, nativity was not independently associated with IPV after adjustment. Risk factors varied across nativity groups. Among FBH/L adults, female gender and marital disruption were the strongest and most consistent predictors of IPV. Among USBH/L adults, binge drinking, disability, and mental health treatment showed stronger and more consistent associations. Having ≥2 sexual partners was associated with higher odds of IPV across models. Older age (≥65 years) was consistently associated with lower IPV odds. IPV remains prevalent among Hispanic and Latine adults in NYC, with distinct patterns of associated risk factors by nativity. Prevention strategies should be culturally and linguistically responsive and address gender norms, substance use, and structural vulnerabilities, including disability and relationship instability. These findings highlight the importance of continued IPV surveillance to inform equitable, population-level interventions.</p>","PeriodicalId":15958,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2026-05-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147816131","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Age at Immigration Linked to Cigarette and Marijuana Use in Asian and Latinx U.S. College Students.","authors":"Chang Zhao, G Alice Woolverton, Andrew Chang, Sasha Zhou, Tiffany Yip, Cindy H Liu","doi":"10.1007/s10903-026-01917-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-026-01917-9","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":15958,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2026-05-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147816162","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Cross-Generational Transmission of Distress in the Context of Chronic Marginalization and Culture Loss: A Qualitative Study of Somali Refugee Parents Resettled in the U.S.","authors":"Muna Saleh, Hyojin Im","doi":"10.1007/s10903-026-01931-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-026-01931-x","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Experiences with forced displacement are associated with poor mental health and psychosocial wellbeing for Somali refugee families. Current understanding of family distress experiences primarily revolves around individual-level behavioral, psychiatric, or psychodynamic characteristics, neglecting the potential impact of system-level traumatization on individuals and family units. This qualitative study explores Somali refugee parents' experiences with familial distress, the strategies employed to augment negative displacement experiences, and the culturally-embedded re/productions of resilience to help limit distress in light of culture loss. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 16 Somali refugee families living in a homeless shelter. Thematic analysis resulted in three main findings concerning family distress experiences: (1) transnational experiences with traumatic stress; (2) the deterioration of family units and structures; and (3) the emergence of chronic, collective-based cultural marginalization. The study's results highlight how chronic marginalization and discrimination may help increase the risk for cross-generational distress for Somali refugee families. Findings provide important insights for understanding the capacity for previously neglected sources of distress in the displacement and resettlement process that may influence the cross-transmission of distress in refugee families.</p>","PeriodicalId":15958,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147816177","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices for Care of Women and Girls With FGM/C - A Survey of Health Workers at Swiss University Hospitals.","authors":"Christina X Marea, Yara Bazzoun, Nicole Warren, Nancy Perrin, Jasmine Abdulcadir","doi":"10.1007/s10903-026-01930-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-026-01930-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>There are approximately 24,600 women and girls with FGM/C currently living in Switzerland. Women and girls with FGM/C have health care needs related to FGM/C that Swiss health workers may not have adequate knowledge to address, or they may experience attitudes toward FGM/C and/or communities which practice FGM/C that result in poor experiences of care. Further, there are no current studies that assess Swiss health worker clinical practice in the care of this group. The aim of this study was to survey a national sample of Swiss health workers using a conceptual framework and valid measures of health worker knowledge, attitudes, and practices for care of women and girls with FGM/C. We conducted a cross-sectional web-based survey of multidisciplinary health workers including physicians, nurses, and midwives employed at the five Swiss University hospitals. 467 health workers completed the full survey. General knowledge of FGM/C and its associated health complications was high; however, knowledge of management of those complications was low. Health worker attitudes toward FGM/C overwhelmingly opposed the practice but demonstrated neutral or ambivalent attitudes toward ethical challenges and the provision of FGM/C-related care. There is a clinically important gap between health worker knowledge and practice with deficits in interpreter use, mental health screening and referral, and clinical documentation. This study is the first national assessment of health care provider knowledge, attitudes, and practices for FGM/C-related care in Switzerland. There are significant opportunities to improve health worker knowledge for FGM/C care, promote attitude and values clarification, and ensure that clinical practice is aligned with evidence-based practices for high quality FGM/C care. Competency-based strategies for health worker education can improve health care quality and outcomes for women and girls with FGM/C.</p>","PeriodicalId":15958,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2026-04-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147773482","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"South Asian Migrants' Perception and Experiences of Physical Activity, Exercise and Exercise Therapy: A Scoping Review and Qualitative Analysis.","authors":"Syed Alamdar Hussain, Eleanor Holroyd, Imran Khan Niazi, Nada Signal","doi":"10.1007/s10903-026-01924-w","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-026-01924-w","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This scoping review explored the perceptions and experiences of South Asian Migrants (SAM) regarding Physical Activity (PA), Exercise, and Exercise Therapy (ET). Existing evidence is disparate and limits a comprehensive understanding of SAM perception and experiences. The review aimed to map the existing literature to better understand various factors that influence participation in exercise-related activities. The systematic search strategy was implemented across eight databases using key search terms. A total of 18, qualitative (n = 15) and quantitative (n = 3) studies were included in this review. Reflexive thematic analysis revealed five overarching themes, including: (1) Upholding deep-rooted cultural identities, (2) Influence of religious beliefs in shaping PA, (3) PA across the lifespan, (4) A gateway to holistic well-being, and (5) Pathway to personal empowerment. The review underscored how multiple factors shape SA migrants' perceptions and experiences of PA, exercise, and ET, and highlights the importance of culturally tailored ET approaches to address the needs of SA migrants.</p>","PeriodicalId":15958,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2026-04-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147773456","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Centering Undocumented Immigrants: A Cross-Sectional Study of Sexual and Reproductive Health of Undocumented Asian and Latinx Immigrants in California.","authors":"May Sudhinaraset, Angubeen Khan, Hye Young Choi, Irving Ling","doi":"10.1007/s10903-026-01919-7","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10903-026-01919-7","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":15958,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2026-04-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147773476","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Mental Health Professionals' Perspectives of the Role of Spirituality, Religion and Culture on the Mental Health of African Australians.","authors":"Bekithemba Sibanda, Bindu Joseph, Michael Olasoji","doi":"10.1007/s10903-026-01920-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-026-01920-0","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":15958,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2026-04-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147773485","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Kidney Health Considerations for Patients with a Forced Migration History.","authors":"Margaret Milligan, Sarah Kimball, Katherine Rizzolo","doi":"10.1007/s10903-026-01909-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-026-01909-9","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":15958,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2026-04-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147773515","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}