Transnational social networks, health, and care: a systematic narrative literature review
| Autor: | Inez Roosen, Hibbah Araba Osei-Kwasi, Sarah Salway |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
IMMIGRANT Health Status Review Migrants Social Networking Transnational social exchanges 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION TIES Health care medicine Humans KNOWLEDGE 030212 general & internal medicine Sociology Family Separation Health policy Reproductive health Social policy Transnational networks Transients and Migrants 030505 public health BARRIERS business.industry DIASPORA Wellbeing Health Policy Public health REMITTANCES Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Health services research Public relations SERVICES Mental health Interpersonal ties INSIGHTS Social remittances Remain behind Health Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 0305 other medical science business Delivery of Health Care |
| Zdroj: | International Journal for Equity in Health, Vol 20, Iss 1, Pp 1-25 (2021) International Journal for Equity in Health |
| ISSN: | 1475-9276 |
| Popis: | While transnational social ties and exchanges are a core concern within migration studies, health researchers have often overlooked their importance. Continuous and circular exchanges of information within transnational networks, also defined as social remittances, facilitate the diffusion of innovations, potentially driving contemporary social and cultural change. Influences on health, wellbeing, and care-seeking are important, but under-researched, dimensions for consideration. We undertook a systematic narrative evidence synthesis to describe the current state of knowledge in this area and to identify gaps and future directions for health researchers to take. Between April 2017 and May 2019, an iterative series of searches in Medline, Embase, PsycINFO and PubMed, plus backward and forward citation searches identified 1173 potential papers. Screening resulted in 36 included papers, eighteen focused on migrant populations and eighteen on those who remain behind. The top three health topics were health-seeking strategies, sexual and reproductive health issues, and healthcare support. And, while not always explicitly identified, mental health and wellbeing was a further prominent, cross-cutting theme. Articles on migrant populations were all conducted in the global North and 13 out of 18 used qualitative methods. Five main themes were identified: therapeutic effect of the continuing social relationships, disrupted social relationships, hybridisation of healthcare, facilitation of connections to healthcare providers, and factors encouraging or undermining transnational social exchanges. Papers concerned with those who remain behind were mainly focused on the global South and used a mix of qualitative and quantitative approaches. Four main themes were identified: transnational transfer of health-related advice, norms, and support; associations between migrant linkages and health behaviours/outcomes; transnational collective transfer of health knowledge; and power and resistance in exchanges. Findings suggest that transnational social exchanges can both support and undermine the health of migrants and those who remain behind. This review confirms that the volume and quality of research in this area must be increased so that health policy and practice can be informed by a better understanding of these important influences on the health of both migrants and those who remain behind. |
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