International Journal of Migration, Health and Social Care
Issue(s) available: 58 – From Volume: 1 Issue: 1, to Volume: 16 Issue: 2
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Health and Social Care
“I was trying to speak to their human side” coping responses of Belgium’s undocumented migrants to barriers in health-care access
Dirk Lafaut, Gily CoeneUndocumented migrants experience major legal constraints in their health-care access. Little is known on how undocumented migrants cope with these limitations in…
Diversity and health strategies for newly resettled refugees
Linda Vikdahl, Göran Ståhle, David Gunnarsson, Fredrik SaboonchiIn general, newly resettled refugees have poorer physical and mental health than native-born Swedes. This indicates that the society must make special efforts to enable…
Exploring perceptions and attitudes of black Sub-Sahara African (BSSA) migrants towards residential care in England
Mathew Nyashanu, Scovia Nalugo Mbalinda, Fungisai Mushawa, Mandu Stephene EkpenyongSince the early 19th century, the UK has seen a decrease in mortality rates and increase in life expectancy. This has increased the number of elderly people being put into…
Perceptions of transnational family responsibilities’ effects on subjective health and wellness – voices of Thai immigrant women
Weerati Pongthippat, Gunnel Östlund, Mehrdad Darvishpour, Jureerat Kijsomporn, Lena-Karin GustafssonGlobalisation provides new opportunities for immigrant women to supply financial benefits transnationally to uphold their families in their home countries. The purpose of…
Staff shortages in Swedish elderly care – reflections on gender and diversity politics
Linda LillThe purpose of this paper is to discuss how the labor shortage is described at the national level and how these problematizations correlate to gender and diversity…
Human rights-based conceptions of deservingness: health and precarity
Sarah MarshallIdeas of health-related deservingness in theory and practise have largely been attached to humanitarian notions of compassion and care for vulnerable persons, in contrast…
The relationship between perceived causes of depression and desire for social distance in Farsi-speaking migrants and refugees from Iran and Afghanistan living in Germany
Mahan Mobashery, Ulrike von Lersner, Kerem Böge, Lukas Fuchs, Georg Schomerus, Miriam Franke, Matthias Claus Angermeyer, Eric HahnAn increasing number of migrants and refugees seeking asylum in Germany is challenging psychiatrists and psychotherapists in multiple ways. Different cultural belief…
Well-being through group exercise: immigrant women’s experiences of a low-threshold training program
Nancie Luth-Hanssen, Marit Fougner, Jonas DebesayImmigrant women show a higher risk of mental health problems and report higher levels of musculoskeletal disorders. Norwegian psychomotor physiotherapy (NPMP) is a body…
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1747-9894Online date, start – end:
2005Copyright Holder:
Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen access:
hybridEditor:
- Prof Charles Watters
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