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Impacts of English language proficiency on healthcare access, use, and outcomes among immigrants: a qualitative study

BMC Health Services Research, 2021
Background Immigrants from culturally, ethnically, and linguistically diverse countries face many challenges during the resettlement phase, which influence their access to healthcare services and health outcomes.
Mamata Pandey, Geoffrey M Maina, J. Amoyaw, Yiyan Li, R. Kamrul, C. Michaels, Razawa Maroof   +6 more
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Prejudice and Discrimination Toward Immigrants.

Annual Review of Psychology, 2020
Prejudice and discrimination toward immigrants, and the consequences of these negative attitudes and behavior, are key determinants of the economic, sociocultural, and civic-political future of receiving societies and of the individuals who seek to make ...
Victoria M. Esses
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The (in)visible victims of disaster: Understanding the vulnerability of undocumented Latino/a and indigenous immigrants

Geoforum; journal of physical, human, and regional geosciences, 2020
Highlights • Systemic racism and cultural norms determine who is a “worthy disaster victim.”• Undocumented immigrants are particularly vulnerable to wildfires and pandemics.• Disaster planning should give special consideration to undocumented immigrants.•
M. Méndez, Genevieve Flores-Haro, Lucas Zucker   +2 more
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Association between divorce and access to healthcare services among married immigrants: propensity score approaches

Archives of Public Health, 2022
Background While divorce is a social determinant of health among married immigrants in Korea, its association with access to healthcare services is unclear.
Suyeong Bae, James E. Graham, Sanghun Nam, Ickpyo Hong   +3 more
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Help-Seeking Behaviours and Mental Well-Being of Albanian Immigrants in Malaysia

Journal of Balkan Studies, 2023
The objective of this study is to explore the life experiences of 18 ethnic Albanian immigrants from Albania and Kosovo currently living in Malaysia or who’d previously lived in Malaysia and currently live in Australia.
Voltisa Thartori, Nik A. Hisham Ismail, Faizah Idrus, Siti Kholijah Kassim   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Immigration and Innovation [PDF]

SSRN Electronic Journal, 2011
We combine firm-level innovation data with area-level Census data to examine the relationship between local workforce characteristics, especially the presence of immigrants and local skills, and the likelihood of innovation by firms. We examine a range of innovation outcomes, and test the relationship for selected subgroups of firms.
Maré, David C., Fabling, Richard, Stillman, Steven   +2 more
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Comparing clinico-demographics and neuropsychiatric symptoms for immigrant and non-immigrant aged care residents living with dementia: a retrospective cross-sectional study from an Australian dementia-specific support service

BMC Geriatrics, 2023
Background Neuropsychiatric symptoms of dementia such as agitation and aggression are common in people living with dementia. The presentation of neuropsychiatric symptoms is influenced by the cultural background of people living with dementia.
Pelden Chejor, Mustafa Atee, Patricia Cain, Daniel Whiting, Thomas Morris, Davina Porock   +5 more
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Las relaciones sociales en salud mental: Estudio sobre la percepción del impacto de las relaciones sociales en la mejora de la autonomía de las personas con diversidad mental y la relación con el trabajo social

Alternativas, 2014
La Salud Mental en la actualidad centra el interés en la persona, prestando la misma atención a los factores sociales, psicológicos y físicos. La visión en la que se basa ésta investigación es la descripción del papel de las redes sociales como ...
Josep Cazorla Palomo
doaj   +1 more source

Tuberculosis in international immigrants: Profile and vulnerability of cases residing in the municipality of São Paulo, Brazil

Journal of Migration and Health, 2022
Objective: To analyze the profile of immigrants with tuberculosis (TB) and to identify the associated vulnerability characteristics. Methods: A cross-sectional study which used TB-WEB data from cases residing in São Paulo in 2016 (203 immigrants and 6 ...
Denise Gonçalves, Rubia Laine de Paula Andrade, Antônio Ruffino Netto   +2 more
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Do Immigrants Assimilate More Slowly Today than in the Past?

American Economic Review: Insights, 2020
Using millions of historical census records and modern birth certificates, we document that immigrants assimilated into US society at similar rates in the past and present. We measure cultural assimilation as immigrants giving their children less foreign
Ran Abramitzky, L. Boustan, K. Eriksson
semanticscholar   +1 more source