Building Healthcare Navigation Skills Through a Health Literacy Program for Immigrants in Rural British Columbia
department or school: Health and Social Development, Faculty of (Okanagan)
department or school: Nursing, School of (Okanagan)
data provider: DSpace
degree campus: UBCO
creator: Al-Roubaiai, Fatima
issued: 2023-01-27T20:56:22Z
issued: 2023
related degree: Master of Science in Nursing - MSN
degree grantor: University of British Columbia
description: Background: Canada welcomes over 300,000 immigrants each year with plans to increase this to 500,000 immigrants by 2025. Newcomers to Canada will require health services to maintain their health and well-being. There is a scarcity of existing research on programs that address the barriers immigrants face when accessing health services in small urban and rural communities and what potential interventions may address those barriers. Objectives: A mixed-methods study was conducted in two phases. The purpose of Phase 1 was to discover the health information needs of immigrants living in small urban and rural communities in the southern interior of British Columbia and to develop a workshop to help address those needs. Phase 2 aimed to deliver and evaluate the impact of The Staying Healthy Workshop Series, a health literacy (HL) program to build knowledge in navigating and accessing health services. Methods: In Phase 1, through convenience sampling, service providers and immigrant clients were recruited to contribute to the development of a HL program by sharing what was important to them when it comes to healthcare. A qualitative descriptive approach was used to analyze data collected. In Phase 2, a pilot of the HL program was delivered and evaluated with 16 participants through an English-language class. The reach, effectiveness, adoption, implementation, and maintenance (RE-AIM) framework was used to design a mixed-methods evaluation of the program. Results: The program was promoted to clients of South Okanagan Immigrant and Community Services in British Columbia. Participants rated the modules of the series positively for understanding and satisfaction, with the mental health module being rated highest. Successful implementation of the program required organization-level support from facilitators and leadership. The early involvement of clients and service providers was an enabler for implementation. Scale-up and sustainability would be potential future opportunities…
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note: BUILDING HEALTHCARE NAVIGATION SKILLS THROUGH A HEALTH LITERACY PROGRAM FOR IMMIGRANTS IN RURAL BRITISH COLUMBIA by Fatima Al-Roubaiai BSN, University of Windsor, 2009 A THESIS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE IN NURSING in THE COLLEGE OF GRADUATE STUDIES THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA (Okanagan) January 2023 © Fatima Al-Roubaiai, 2023 ii The following individuals certify that they have read, and recommend to the College of Graduate Studies for acceptance, a thesis/dissertation entitled: Building Healthcare Navigation Skills Through a Health Literacy Program for Immigrants in Rural British Columbia submitted by Fatima Al-Roubaiai in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the degree of Master of Science in Nursing. Dr. Nelly Oelke, School of Nursing Supervisor Dr. Katrina Plamondon, School of Nursing Co-Supervisor Dr. Lise Olsen, School of Nursing Supervisory Committee Member Dr. Setareh Ghahari, Queen’s University Supervisory Committee Member Dr. Carlos Teixeira, Department of Community, Culture and Global Studies University Examiner iii Abstract Background: Canada welcomes over 300,000 immigrants each year with plans to increase this to 500,000 immigrants by 2025. Newcomers to Canada will require health services to maintain their health and well-being. There is a scarcity of existing research on programs that address the barriers immigrants face when accessing health services in small urban and rural communities and what potential interventions may address those barriers. Objectives: A mixed-methods study was conducted in two phases. The purpose of Phase 1 was to discover the health information needs of immigrants living in small urban and rural communities in the southern interior of British Columbia and to develop a workshop to help address those needs. Phase 2 aimed to deliver and evaluate the impact of The Staying Healthy Workshop Series, a health literacy (HL) program to build knowledge in navigat…
has type: Thesis/Dissertation
date issued: 2023-02
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0423618
language: eng
degree discipline: Nursing
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: University of British Columbia
rights: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
rights URI: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
scholar level: Graduate
contributor: Oelke, Nelly
contributor: Plamondon, Katrina
type: Text
identifier URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/83764