Home Healthcare Among Aging Migrants: A Joanna Briggs Institute Scoping Review
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Summary
This summary is machine-generated.Aging migrants face significant barriers to home healthcare, including language and cultural challenges. Systemic reforms and culturally competent care are essential for equitable access and improved health outcomes.
Area Of Science
- Gerontology
- Public Health
- Sociology
Background
- Aging migrants encounter unique healthcare challenges due to linguistic, cultural, and systemic barriers.
- Home healthcare is vital for this population, but accessibility and effectiveness are inconsistent.
- Existing literature on aging migrants' home healthcare experiences requires synthesis to inform policy and practice.
Purpose Of The Study
- To conduct a scoping review of aging migrants' experiences in home healthcare settings.
- To identify facilitators and barriers to effective home healthcare delivery for this demographic.
- To explore the impact of home healthcare on the health and well-being of aging migrants.
Main Methods
- A scoping review was performed using the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) framework.
- A comprehensive literature search was conducted across CINAHL, Medline, and Scopus (2000-2024).
- Data extraction and thematic analysis were employed on 35 selected studies.
Main Results
- Four key themes emerged: Cultural and Linguistic Accessibility, Informal Caregiving, Structural/Systemic Challenges, and Health Outcomes/Identity Preservation.
- Language barriers, cultural stigma, and systemic exclusion significantly impede equitable access to home healthcare.
- Informal caregiving is prevalent but strains caregivers; lack of culturally competent services and policies exacerbates disparities.
Conclusions
- Systemic reforms are crucial to enhance healthcare accessibility for aging migrants.
- Policies should focus on cultural competence training, multilingual services, and integrating informal caregiving.
- Community-driven initiatives and culturally responsive care models are needed to address disparities and ensure equitable home healthcare.
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