移民与健康。

Immigration and health.

作者信息

Messias DeAnne K Hilfinger, Rubio Mercedes

机构信息

University of South Carolina, Columbia, USA.

出版信息

Annu Rev Nurs Res. 2004;22:101-34.

PMID:15368770

Abstract

The purpose of this integrated review was to examine research on the relationships between immigration and health. The review was limited to studies of immigration into North America published since 1994. The results suggested that, although recent research has furthered the understanding of immigration and health, the multiple health effects of the various social and cultural processes immigrants undergo are still not clearly understood. In addition, research on acculturation has not clarified the positive or negative effects of acculturation on health. The incorporation of transnational perspectives and contemporary concepts and frameworks such as biculturalism, undocumentedness, and transitions was noted as a significant contribution from recent research. The results of this integrative review indicate that interdisciplinary research on immigration and health is moving in new directions. The reviewers provide suggestions for future research on health disparities as well as on possible health protective factors among diverse immigrant populations.

摘要

本综合性综述的目的是考察关于移民与健康之间关系的研究。该综述仅限于1994年以来发表的有关移民到北美的研究。结果表明，尽管近期研究增进了对移民与健康的理解，但移民所经历的各种社会和文化过程对健康的多重影响仍未得到清晰认识。此外，关于文化适应的研究尚未阐明文化适应对健康的正面或负面影响。近期研究的一项重大贡献是纳入了跨国视角以及诸如双文化主义、无合法身份和过渡等当代概念与框架。这一综合性综述的结果表明，关于移民与健康的跨学科研究正在朝着新的方向发展。综述作者针对未来关于健康差异以及不同移民群体中可能存在的健康保护因素的研究提出了建议。