Scoping Review: Culturally Appropriate Care for Arab Elders in Long-Term Care Settings

Migrant Elders in Westernized countries encounter distinctive challenges, accentuating the importance of person-centered care. Older Arab migrants are influenced by family dynamics, religious beliefs, and racism; therefore, face many barriers to meaningful engagement in long-term care. This scoping review aims to synthesize global research on culturally appropriate care practices for migrant Arab Elders in long-term settings. Conducted and reported following Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) scoping review methodology and Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for scoping review (PRISMA-ScR) guidelines, structured database searches were used to identify publications associated with migrant Arab Elders in long-term care. From 105 possible identified publications, 13 included publications explored culturally appropriate care practices for Elders from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, revealing critical gap in understanding meaningful engagement and distinct ethnic needs for Arab migrants. There is an urgent need for targeted research to address unique needs of migrant Arab Elders. The importance of meaningful engagement to implement culturally appropriate care can only be adhered to with updated evidence.