Understanding the bigger picture

Syndemic interactions of the immigrant and refugee context with the lived experience of diabetes and obesity

Bibliographic Data

ID15360707
AuthorsNicole Naadu Ofosu (0000-0001-5393-0947, University of Alberta, corresponding author), Thea Luig (0000-0001-8877-5369, University of Alberta), Yvonne Chiu (0000-0002-4147-5868), Yvonne E Chiu (0000-0003-2869-2718), Naureen Mumtaz (NorQuest College), Roseanne O Yeung (0000-0002-7670-4923, University of Alberta), Karen K Lee (0000-0002-2046-8247, University of Alberta), Nancy Wang (0000-0001-7623-1858), Nasreen Omar, Lydia Yip, Sarah Aleba, Kiki Maragang, Mulki Ali, Irene Dormitorio, Denise Campbell‐Scherer (0000-0002-2500-8207, University of Alberta), Denise Campbell-Scherer
Year2022
Volume22
Issue1
Pages345-345
Publication date2022-02-18
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBMC Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1471-2458 • E-ISSN: 1471-2458
PublisherBioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1186/s12889-021-12305-3
PMID35180854
OpenAlexW4213300854
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited18

The syndemic effects of the socio-cultural context of migrants creates an additional burden for managing the complexities of diabetes and obesity that can result in inadequate healthcare and worsened health outcomes. Consequently, care for people with diabetes and/or obesity from vulnerable immigrant and refugee situations should include a holistic approach where there is an awareness of and consideration for their context

Context (archaeology · Economic growth · Environmental health · Geography · Health care · Immigration · Political science · Poverty · Psychiatry · Psychosocial · Public health · Qualitative research · Refugee · Social science · Sociology · Syndemic · Thematic analysis · Diabetes Management and Education · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations · Medicine · Migration, Health and Trauma · Nursing · Gerontology

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