Refugee and Migrant Health Literacy Interventions in High-Income Countries: A Systematic Review

Fox, S (通讯作者),Beth Israel Deaconess Med Ctr, Dept Psychiat, Boston, MA 02215 USA.
2022-2
Health literacy is a key determinant of health in refugee and migrant populations living in in high-income countries (HICs). We conducted a systematic review of randomized-controlled trials (RCTs) to characterize the scope, methodology, and outcomes of research on interventions aimed at improving health literacy among these vulnerable populations. We searched EMBASE, MEDLINE, PsycINFO, CINAHL, and Web of Science databases to identify RCTs of health literacy intervenions in our target population published between 1997 and 2018. The search yielded 23 RCTs (n = 5625 participants). Study demographics, health literacy topics, interventions, and outcome measures were heterogeneous but demonstrated overall positive results. Only two studies used a common health literacy measure. Few RCTs have been conducted to investigate interventions for improving the health literacy of refugees and migrants in HICs. The heterogeniety of health literacy outcome measures used impeded a robust comparison of intervention efficacy.
JOURNAL OF IMMIGRANT AND MINORITY HEALTH
卷号:24|期号:1|页码:207-236
ISSN:1557-1912|收录类别:SSCI
语种
英语
来源机构
Harvard University; Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; University of San Francisco; Yale University; Yale University
被引频次(WOS)
2
被引频次(其他)
2
180天使用计数
6
2013以来使用计数
20
EISSN
1557-1920
出版年
2022-2
DOI
10.1007/s10903-021-01152-4
WOS学科分类
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
学科领域
循证公共卫生
关键词
Health literacy Refugee Migrant Immigrant Systematic review