International Journal of Migration, Health and Social Care: Volume 15 Issue 3

Social isolation and loneliness among immigrant and refugee seniors in Canada: a scoping review

Shanthi Johnson, Juanita Bacsu, Tom McIntosh, Bonnie Jeffery, Nuelle Novik

Social isolation and loneliness are global issues experienced by many seniors, especially immigrant and refugee seniors. Guided by the five-stage methodological framework proposed…

Coping mechanisms among Palestinian refugee families in Malaysia during the transition period

Iyad M. Eid, Nurazzura Bt Mohamad Diah

The purpose of this paper is to explore how Palestinian refugee families in Malaysia cope with the challenges they face during their transitional destination. These families have…

Healthcare providers’ images of refugees and their use of health services: an exploratory study

Nellie Van den Bos, Galia Sabar, Shiri Tenenboim

In 2017, the WHO presented a framework of priorities and guiding principles to promote the health of refugees and migrants (WHO, 2017). The purpose of this paper is to analyze a…

Communication disorders among Syrian refugee children in Beqaa, Lebanon

Alia Salam, Russell K. McIntire, Lucille B. Pilling

The purpose of this paper is to identify the severity of certain communication disorders (CD) in a sample of Syrian refugee children. There are a limited number of studies about…

Meal context and food offering in Quebec public nursing homes: the perspectives of first-generation immigrant residents, family members, and frontline care aides

Alain Girard, Asma El Mabchour

The purpose of this paper is to gain a better understanding of the meal context and the food offering in Quebec public nursing homes for non-autonomous seniors, particularly with…