Study country | Lead author (Publication year) | Assessment | Method | Social capital themes |
Australia | Parajuli (2019)76 | Key article | IDI with 30 purposively sampled Bhutanese women refugees, about cervical and breast cancers, analysed phenomenologically and using feminist methodological frameworks. | Roles of GPs; bridging roles of community workers; roles of interpreters; collective efficacy; social networks in awareness raising |
Denmark | Lue Kessing (2013)77 | Satisfactory | FGD and SSI with 29 refugees and immigrants, about breast cancer, analysed phenomenologically. | Maintenance of transnational tie; shrinking social networks; high level of trust on health system; roles of GPs |
Jordan | McNatt (2019)47 | Key article | IDI with 68 conveniently sampled Syrian refugees, about NCDs, analysed thematically. | Health system navigation; solidarity from host community; roles of healthcare providers |
Sweden | Aweko (2018)78 | Satisfactory | Individual interviews with 12 men and women immigrants about diabetes self-management, analysed thematically. | Doctor–patient relationship; family obligations; family support |
Sweden | Olaya-Contreras (2019)79 | Satisfactory paper | FGD with 33 purposively sampled Iraqi refugees and immigrants, about physical activity and diet, analysed thematically. | Family support; family obligations; traditions and cultural values |
Netherlands | Nyaaba (2019)54 | Satisfactory paper | SSI with 20 purposively sampled Ghanaian migrant workers, about hypertension, analysed thematically. | Peer support; patient–provider relationship; family and community support; intersubjective community norms; health system navigation |
United States | Allen (2019)80 | Satisfactory | FGD with 31 conveniently sampled Somali women refugees, about cervical cancer, used content analysis. | Doctor’s and spouse’s roles in decision making process for screening. |
United States | Cartwright (2006)44 | Unsure | Ten short-answer questions were asked to 171 conveniently and referral sampled undocumented and documented Mexican immigrants, about diabetes, analysed thematically. | Women’s roles as primary caregivers; Impact of xenophobia on healthcare access; bridging roles of community workers |
United States | D’Alonzo (2010)81 | Satisfactory | Photovoice with eight purposively sampled Latin-American women immigrant, about physical activity, used developmental research sequence analysis method. | Family obligations; maintenance of transnational ties; support from religious institutions |
United States | Devlin (2010)55 | Satisfactory | FGD with 30 conveniently sampled Somali women refugees, about physical activity, analysed based on theory. | Family support; collective efficacy and social modelling; positive influence of peer support group |
United States | Giuliani (2008)82 | Unsure | FGD with 46 conveniently sampled Somali refugees, about smoking. | Peer pressure; family influences; family and peer support in cessation |
United States | Helsel (2005)83 | Unsure | Individual IDI with 11 conveniently sampled Laotian refugees, about type two diabetes and hypertension, analysed using grounded theory approach. | Family support; roles of care providers and patient educators |
United States | Hu (2013)58 | Satisfactory | FGD with 73 conveniently sampled Mexican immigrants, about diabetes self-management; used content analysis. | Lack of family support; lack of support from healthcare providers |
United States | Kim (2004)84 | Unsure | Written-response to open ended questions were collected from 256 referral-sampled immigrants, about cardiovascular diseases. | Roles of family members |
United States | Kobetz (2011)56 | Satisfactory | FGD with 18 conveniently sampled Haitian immigrants, about breast cancer, analysed using grounded theory approach. | Disclosure of illness; roles of family and peer support; support from religious institutions |
United States | Lor (2018)59 | Key article | FGD with 58 conveniently sampled Myanmar and Bhutanese refugees, about cervical cancer, analysed thematically. | Social networks in awareness raising; family and friend support; roles of positive relationship with healthcare providers |
United States | Marinescu (2013)85 | Unsure | FGD with 24 purposively sampled Somali refugees, about physical activity. | Intersubjective community norms; bridging roles of community workers |
United States | Mohamed (2014)86 | Satisfactory paper | FGD with 17 and SSI with 3 Somali men refugees and immigrants recruited through convenience sampling, about physical activity, analysed inductively. | Family obligation; intersubjective community norms; collective efficacy and social modelling; family and friend support |
United States | Murray (2015)87 | Satisfactory paper | Photovoice with eight conveniently sampled Somali women refugees, about physical activity, analysed thematically. | Neighbourhood safety; intersubjective community norms; family obligations; family and neighbour support |
United States | Nguyen (2011)88 | Unsure | FGD and IDI with 110 Southeast Asian refugees and immigrant recruited through convenience and snowball sampling, about breast cancer. | Bridging roles of community workers |
United States | Nicdao (2016)89 | Satisfactory paper | SSI with 16 Laotian and Cambodian refugees or immigrants recruited through convenience and snowball sampling, about diabetes, analysed using grounded theory approach. | Shrinking social networks; social isolation; family support; doctor–patient relationship |
United States | Saadi (2015)90 | Satisfactory paper | Semistructured IDI with 57 Bosnian, Somali and Iraqi women refugees recruited through snowball and convenience sampling, about breast cancer, analysed thematically. | Family obligations; fatalism; patient–provider relationship; bridging roles of community workers; roles of interpreters |
United States | Sanon (2016)57 | Satisfactory paper | Critical ethnography with 31 Haitian immigrants recruited through purposive and snowball sampling, about hypertension self-management. | Maintenance of transnational ties; peer support; family obligation |
United States | Schlomann (2012)91 | Unsure | FGD with 21 purposively sampled Mexican immigrants, about diet and physical activity, analysed thematically. | Family and friend support; family obligations; shrinking social network; impact of xenophobia |
United States | Vamos (2018)92 | Satisfactory paper | IDI with 18 purposively sampled Mexican women migrants, about cervical cancer, analysed thematically. | Family and friend support; health system navigation; disclosure of illness |
United States | Worby (2013)45 | Unsure | Semistructured IDI with 64 mostly undocumented Central American male migrants recruited through purposive sampling, on alcohol consumption. | Unstable social network; lack of peer and family support; peer pressure; impact of perceived discrimination |
FGD, focus group discussion; GPs, general practitioners; IDI, in-depth interview; NCDs, non-communicable diseases; SSI, semistructured interview.