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A Multilingual Integrative Review of Health Literacy in Former Soviet Union, Russian-Speaking Immigrants

Large diasporas of former Soviet Union (FSU) immigrants are found in the USA, Germany, and Israel. To synthesize evidence, identify limitations, and propose future directions we conducted an integrative review on the health literacy of FSU immigrants, migrants, or refugees in four languages. Followi...

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Autores principales: Kostareva, Uliana, Albright, Cheryl L., Berens, Eva-Maria, Polansky, Patricia, Kadish, Deborah E., Ivanov, Luba L., Sentell, Tetine L.
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7828764/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33466671
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18020657
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author Kostareva, Uliana
Albright, Cheryl L.
Berens, Eva-Maria
Polansky, Patricia
Kadish, Deborah E.
Ivanov, Luba L.
Sentell, Tetine L.
author_facet Kostareva, Uliana
Albright, Cheryl L.
Berens, Eva-Maria
Polansky, Patricia
Kadish, Deborah E.
Ivanov, Luba L.
Sentell, Tetine L.
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description Large diasporas of former Soviet Union (FSU) immigrants are found in the USA, Germany, and Israel. To synthesize evidence, identify limitations, and propose future directions we conducted an integrative review on the health literacy of FSU immigrants, migrants, or refugees in four languages. Following integrative review and PRISMA guidelines, we searched four databases in English and performed supplementary searches in Russian, German, and Hebrew to identify qualitative and quantitative studies on FSU immigrants and health literacy. Six articles met inclusion criteria in English and one in German; the majority were published in the last five years. Only two articles measured health literacy of FSU immigrants, which was lower than the general population. Four articles were about immigrants with a mean age ≥50 years. All articles stressed the value of translated, culturally relevant health information. The health literacy of FSU immigrants is understudied, despite clear needs. Future research should include assessments of FSU immigrants’ health literacy and include diverse (e.g., age, gender) yet well-defined populations to determine both barriers and facilitators to their health literacy. This review, an example of a multilingual search, provided a comprehensive understanding of existing literature and is a useful approach for global health literacy research.
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spelling pubmed-78287642021-01-25 A Multilingual Integrative Review of Health Literacy in Former Soviet Union, Russian-Speaking Immigrants Kostareva, Uliana Albright, Cheryl L. Berens, Eva-Maria Polansky, Patricia Kadish, Deborah E. Ivanov, Luba L. Sentell, Tetine L. Int J Environ Res Public Health Review Large diasporas of former Soviet Union (FSU) immigrants are found in the USA, Germany, and Israel. To synthesize evidence, identify limitations, and propose future directions we conducted an integrative review on the health literacy of FSU immigrants, migrants, or refugees in four languages. Following integrative review and PRISMA guidelines, we searched four databases in English and performed supplementary searches in Russian, German, and Hebrew to identify qualitative and quantitative studies on FSU immigrants and health literacy. Six articles met inclusion criteria in English and one in German; the majority were published in the last five years. Only two articles measured health literacy of FSU immigrants, which was lower than the general population. Four articles were about immigrants with a mean age ≥50 years. All articles stressed the value of translated, culturally relevant health information. The health literacy of FSU immigrants is understudied, despite clear needs. Future research should include assessments of FSU immigrants’ health literacy and include diverse (e.g., age, gender) yet well-defined populations to determine both barriers and facilitators to their health literacy. This review, an example of a multilingual search, provided a comprehensive understanding of existing literature and is a useful approach for global health literacy research. MDPI 2021-01-14 2021-01 /pmc/articles/PMC7828764/ /pubmed/33466671 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18020657 Text en © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Albright, Cheryl L.
Berens, Eva-Maria
Polansky, Patricia
Kadish, Deborah E.
Ivanov, Luba L.
Sentell, Tetine L.
A Multilingual Integrative Review of Health Literacy in Former Soviet Union, Russian-Speaking Immigrants
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title_short A Multilingual Integrative Review of Health Literacy in Former Soviet Union, Russian-Speaking Immigrants
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7828764/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33466671
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18020657
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