Author : Negin Eslamiamirabadi
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Book Synopsis Understanding how Community-level Oral Health Promotion Programs for Humanitarian Migrants Work, for Whom, in which Contexts, and why by : Negin Eslamiamirabadi
Download or read book Understanding how Community-level Oral Health Promotion Programs for Humanitarian Migrants Work, for Whom, in which Contexts, and why written by Negin Eslamiamirabadi and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Introduction: Humanitarian migrants suffer from poor oral health conditions (e.g., dental caries and periodontitis) due to factors such as their difficult migration journeys, financial limitations, language barriers, and lack of access to dental services. Oral diseases can negatively impact general health and can reduce quality of life. Community-level oral health promotion programs for humanitarian migrants are complex interventions; whether and how they work is highly dependent on the context. This thesis advances a realist review protocol to understand how community-level oral health promotion programs for humanitarian migrants work, for whom, in which contexts, and why. Methods: Realist review is a theory-driven knowledge synthesis methodology than can be used to evaluate complex public health programs. It uses a heuristic called "context-mechanism-outcome (CMO) configurations" to understand how contexts can impact how participants respond to program resources, leading to the outcomes. We have developed our protocol using Pawson's five stages of realist review: clarifying scope, searching for evidence, appraisal and data extraction, data analysis and synthesis, dissemination. Results: This thesis includes the following: (i) an introduction and a review of the literature regarding humanitarian migrants' oral health and community-level programs for promoting oral health in these populations; (ii) the foundations of the realist review methodology, as well as a manuscript regarding how to conceptualize 'resources' in realist research; (iii) a manuscript providing the protocol for our realist review; and (iv) a discussion about how to conduct and then make use of the findings of this realist review project. Conclusion: The findings of this realist review project will help inform the design and adjustment of community-level oral health promotion programs for humanitarian migrants for optimized effectiveness. Realist review is a relatively new methodology for explaining what it is about a program that works, for which subgroups, in which situations, to what extent and why. It aims to account for the complexity of public health programs that is overlooked in conventional evaluations. Realist reviews are increasingly gaining popularity in oral health research; therefore, our protocol can guide oral health researchers in their future projects using this approach"--