Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
Volume 20, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 214-230

Primary Health Care Models Addressing Health Equity for Immigrants: A Systematic Scoping Review (Review)

Batista R.* , Pottie K. , Bouchard L. , Ng E. , Tanuseputro P. , Tugwell P.
  • a Institute of Population Health, University of Ottawa, 1 Stewart St., Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada
  • b Departments of Family Medicine and Epidemiology and Community Medicine, Bruyere Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
  • c Institute of Population Health, University of Ottawa, 1 Stewart St., Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada
  • d Health Analysis Division, Statistics Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada
  • e Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
  • f Centre for Global Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada

Abstract

To examine two healthcare models, specifically “Primary Medical Care” (PMC) and “Primary Health Care” (PHC) in the context of immigrant populations’ health needs. We conducted a systematic scoping review of studies that examined primary care provided to immigrants. We categorized studies into two models, PMC and PHC. We used subjects of access barriers and preventive interventions to analyze the potential of PMC/PHC to address healthcare inequities. From 1385 articles, 39 relevant studies were identified. In the context of immigrant populations, the PMC model was found to be more oriented to implement strategies that improve quality of care of the acute and chronically ill, while PHC models focused more on health promotion and strategies to address cultural and access barriers to care, and preventive strategies to address social determinants of health. Primary Health Care models may be better equipped to address social determinants of health, and thus have more potential to reduce immigrant populations’ health inequities. © 2016, Springer Science+Business Media New York.

Author Keywords

Primary care immigrants Primary health care Health determinants Refugees health equity

Index Keywords

Emigrants and Immigrants human Humans health equity Health Services Accessibility primary health care migrant health care delivery
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84995801581&doi=10.1007%2fs10903-016-0531-y&partnerID=40&md5=5148d06e2521f9542f1f8bb5b2d3e183
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-016-0531-y
ISSN: 15571912
Cited by: 3
Original Language: English