Spencer Grace, Smith Melody, Hoare Karen, Fouché Christa, Thompson Jill
Faculty of Health, Education, Medicine and Social Care, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK.
School of Nursing, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
J R Soc N Z. 2020 Jun 21;52(1):25-37. doi: 10.1080/03036758.2020.1776739. eCollection 2022.
Migration is a key social determinant of health affecting children's life chances and health outcomes. Yet, relatively little is known about young migrants' own health experiences. This paper reports findings from a systematic review examining the health experiences of children who migrated in the Western Pacific region. A systematic search of the peer-reviewed literature from 2007-17 was conducted using MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsycINFO, CINAHL, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Web of Science, ASSIA and IBSS. Included articles reported data generated with children up to 18 years and who had migrated across international borders to the Western Pacific region (predominantly Australasia). The Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool was used to assess study quality. Eleven of 499 articles identified were included in the review and focused on three areas: diet and body size; mental health; and social integration. The review exposes the paucity of research on the health experiences of child migrants in the Western Pacific region. More child-centred research that examines the health-related impacts of migration on young people, and from their own perspectives, is urgently needed.
移民是影响儿童生活机遇和健康结果的关键社会健康决定因素。然而，对于年轻移民自身的健康经历，我们知之甚少。本文报告了一项系统综述的结果，该综述考察了西太平洋地区移民儿童的健康经历。使用MEDLINE、EMBASE、PsycINFO、CINAHL、Cochrane系统评价数据库、科学引文索引、亚洲社会科学索引和国际社会科学文献索引，对2007年至2017年同行评审的文献进行了系统检索。纳入的文章报告了针对18岁及以下、跨越国际边界移民到西太平洋地区（主要是澳大拉西亚）的儿童所产生的数据。采用混合方法评估工具来评估研究质量。在检索到的499篇文章中，有11篇被纳入该综述，重点关注三个领域：饮食与体型；心理健康；以及社会融合。该综述揭示了西太平洋地区移民儿童健康经历方面研究的匮乏。迫切需要开展更多以儿童为中心的研究，从年轻人自身的角度考察移民对他们健康相关的影响。
