NDLI: Health assets among refugees in Australia: a systematic review

Content Provider	Springer Nature : BioMed Central
Author	Dawson, Angela Adjei-Mensah, Evelyn Hayen, Andrew Nathan, Sally Heywood, Anita Mahimbo, Abela Merrington, Heidi Rogers, Claire
Abstract	Background A health assets-based approach seeks to identify health-promoting or protective factors across multiple levels. Evidence of the health assets of refugees at the individual, family, and community levels in Australia is scarce. We aimed to synthesise current evidence from Australia to identify refugee health assets and explore how they influence health and well-being. We explored existing strengths that can be harnessed to ensure sustainable, equitable, and culturally responsive health interventions. Methods We systematically reviewed qualitative and quantitative observational and experimental Australian studies. We searched MEDLINE/PubMed, EMBASE, CINAHL, psych INFO, Web of Science Core Collection and SCOPUS, and used Covidence software for screening and collating articles. We adapted a health assets model for this study using four intersectoral domains and applied it to data extraction and qualitative content analysis. Findings Twenty-nine observational studies were included in this review. Studies reported a relationship between health assets and improved physical, mental, and social well-being of refugees resettled in Australia. A sense of belonging and identity, resilience, acculturation, and well-being most frequently intersect with social capital. This was built through engagement with family and friend networks, participation within cohesive and friendly cultural and host communities, and involvement with religious and educational organisations. Access to education, employment, and community-based activities positively impacted the well-being of refugees. Conclusion A health assets model is a valuable approach to examining protective factors. Refugee social capital and connectedness are strongly linked to resilience, acculturation, health, and well-being. Further research is needed using participatory assets mapping to examine the effects of co-produced interventions that harness the assets of diverse refugee groups to improve health and well-being.
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Page Count	15
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ISSN	14712458
DOI	10.1186/s12889-024-20915-w
Journal	BMC Public Health
Issue Number	1
Volume Number	25
Language	English
Publisher	BioMed Central
Publisher Date	2025-01-06
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Public Health Medicine Epidemiology Biostatistics Vaccine Environmental Health Refugee Health assets Well-being Social capital Resilience Acculturation Sense of belonging Medicine/Public Health
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Journal Impact Factor	3.5/2023
5-Year Journal Impact Factor	3.9/2023

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