Barriers to access of primary healthcare by immigrant populations in Canada: a literature review

S Ahmed, NS Shommu, N Rumana… - Journal of immigrant and …, 2016 - Springer
To summarize information obtained from original research about barriers to access of
primary healthcare by Canadian immigrants' and to identify research gaps. Electronic …

A sco** review of immigrant experience of health care access barriers in Canada

A Kalich, L Heinemann, S Ghahari - Journal of immigrant and minority …, 2016 - Springer
Canadian population-based surveys report comparable access to health care services
between immigrant and non-immigrant populations, yet other research reports immigrant …

Effectiveness of a peer-based intervention on loneliness and social isolation of older Chinese immigrants in Canada: a randomized controlled trial

DWL Lai, J Li, X Ou, CYP Li - BMC geriatrics, 2020 - Springer
Background Social isolation is a key concern for immigrant older adults. We examined the
effectiveness of a peer-based intervention in reducing loneliness, social isolation, and …

“I spent nine years looking for a doctor”: exploring access to health care among immigrants in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

J Asanin, K Wilson - Social science & medicine, 2008 - Elsevier
There is a growing body of research in Canada and from other countries acknowledging that
immigrants face barriers in accessing health care services. As immigrants make up an …

Immigrant mental health, a public health issue: Looking back and moving forward

Revealing the shape of knowledge using an intersectionality lens: Results of a sco** review on the health and health care of ethnocultural minority older adults
S Koehn, S Neysmith, K Kobayashi, H Khamisa - Ageing & Society, 2013 - cambridge.org
This paper uses an intersectionality theoretical lens to interrogate selected findings of a
sco** review of published and grey literature on the health and health-care access of …