Mental and somatic health and pre-and post-migration factors among older Somali refugees in Finland

M Mölsä, RL Punamäki, SI Saarni… - Transcultural …, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
Mental and somatic health was compared between older Somali refugees and their pair-
matched Finnish natives, and the role of pre-migration trauma and post-migration stressors …

Family planning research in African immigrant and refugee women: a scoping review

K Agbemenu, JJ Mencia, C de Rosa… - Journal of …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Introduction: African immigrants are a vulnerable population who are seldom seen in the
literature, however, the scant research available reports that they experience increased …

Immigrants' experiences of volunteering; A meta-ethnography

S Sveen, KS Anthun… - … and voluntary sector …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Among policy makers and governments in the Global North, the voluntary sector is
considered a central arena for immigrant integration. The aim of this interpretive synthesis …

Overweight and obesity among African immigrants in Oslo

AA Gele, AJ Mbalilaki - BMC research notes, 2013 - Springer
Background Norway is experiencing an increase in overweight/obese adults, with
immigrants from developing countries carrying a heavy burden. The aim of this study is to …

“Even Though We Have Different Colors, We Are All Equal Here”: Immigrants building a sense of community and wellbeing through sport participation

C Corvino, S Martinez‐Damia… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Although there are several studies reporting the beneficial role of sports in immigrant health,
more research is needed to understand whether and how these activities can guide the …

Health disparities, and health behaviours of older immigrants & native population in Norway

SA Qureshi, M Kjøllesdal, A Gele - PLoS One, 2022 - journals.plos.org
We aimed to investigate and compare activities of daily living (ADL), instrumental ADL
(IADL), poor self-rated health and the health behaviours among immigrants and the native …

Effects of the community engagement of migrants on their well-being: The case of Moroccan leaders in southern Spain

E Taurini, V Paloma, M García-Ramírez… - Journal of prevention …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Community engagement of migrants has been identified as an important element in
developing both individual well-being and cohesive multicultural receiving communities …

Older migrants' civic participation: A topic in need of attention

S Torres, R Serrat - Journal of Aging Studies, 2019 - Elsevier
The number of international migrants around the world has steadily increased, as has the
number of people that belong to the older segments of our populations. Due to these …

The resilience of Peruvian immigrants through participation in community‐based organizations in urban Chile

D Marzana, S Martinez Damia, D Atallah… - Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
This study explores the situational elements related to the resilience of Peruvian immigrants
in Santiago, Chile. Through extensive fieldwork with Santiago community‐based …

Political participation and social exclusion in later life: What politically active seniors can teach us about barriers to inclusion and retention

R Serrat, J Warburton, A Petriwskyj, F Villar - 2018 - opal.latrobe.edu.au
Addressing older people's social exclusion is a major challenge for contemporary societies.
However, policies designed to address it have tended to focus on poverty and …