Population groups

Included in these bibliographies are studies that focused on a particular demographic group. Population groups of interest in Asian and Ethnic Minority health research have been young people, women, refugees and older peoples.

Youth health

Chiang, S., Fleming, T., Lucassen, M., Fenaughty, J., Clark, T., & Denny, S. (2017). Mental health status of double minority adolescents: Findings from national cross-sectional health surveys. Journal of Immigrant & Minority Health, 19(3), 499-510. Read here.

Di Cosmo, C., Milfont, T. L., Robinson, E., Denny, S. J., Ward, C., Crengle, S., & Ameratunga, S. N. (2011). Immigrant status and acculturation influence substance use among New Zealand youth. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 35(5), 434-441. Read here.

Peiris-John, R., Wong, A., Sobrun-Maharaj, A., & Ameratunga, S. (2016). Stakeholder views on factors influencing the wellbeing and health sector engagement of young Asian New Zealanders. Journal of Primary Health Care, 8(1), 35-43. Read here.

Reese, E., Chen, Y., McAnally, H. M., Myftari, E., Neha, T., Wang, Q., & Jack, F. (2014). Narratives and traits in personality development among New Zealand Maori, Chinese, and European adolescents. Journal of Adolescence, 37(5), 727-737. Read here.

Wong, A., Peiris-John, R., Sobrun-Maharaj, A., & Ameratunga, S. (2015). Priorities and approaches to investigating Asian youth health: Perspectives of young Asian New Zealanders. Journal of Primary Health Care, 7(4), 282-290. Read here.

Women’s health

Beck, K. L., Conlon, C. A., Kruger, R., Heath, A. M., Matthys, C., Coad, J., . . . Stonehouse, W. (2014). Blood donation, being Asian, and a history of iron deficiency are stronger predictors of iron deficiency than dietary patterns in premenopausal women. BioMed Research International, 2014, 652860. Read here.

Jain, R., von Hurst, P. R., Stonehouse, W., Love, D. R., Higgins, C. M., & Coad, J. (2012). Association of vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms with insulin resistance and response to vitamin D. Metabolism: Clinical & Experimental, 61(3), 293-301. Read here.

Mazahery, H., Stonehouse, W., & von Hurst, P. R. (2015). The effect of monthly 50,000 IU or 100,000 IU vitamin D supplements on vitamin D status in premenopausal Middle Eastern women living in Auckland. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 69(3), 367-372. Read here.

Mearns, G. J., Koziol-McLain, J., Obolonkin, V., & Rush, E. C. (2014). Preventing vitamin B12 deficiency in South Asian women of childbearing age: A randomised controlled trial comparing an oral vitamin B12 supplement with B12 dietary advice. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 68(8), 870-875. Read here.

Rose, S. B., Wei, Z., Cooper, A. J., & Lawton, B. A. (2012). Peri-abortion contraceptive choices of migrant Chinese women: A retrospective review of medical records. PLoS ONE [Electronic Resource], 7(6), e40103. Read here.

Shrestha-Ranjit, J., Patterson, E., Manias, E., Payne, D., & Koziol-McLain, J. (2017). Effectiveness of primary health care services in addressing mental health needs of minority refugee population in New Zealand. Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 38(4), 290-300. Read here.

Simon-Kumar, R., Kurian, P. A., Young-Silcock, F., & Narasimhan, N. (2017). Mobilising culture against domestic violence in migrant and ethnic communities: Practitioner perspectives from Aotearoa/New Zealand. Health & Social Care in the Community, 25(4), 1387-1395. Read here.

von Hurst, P. R., Stonehouse, W., & Coad, J. (2010). Vitamin D status and attitudes towards sun exposure in south Asian women living in Auckland, New Zealand. Public Health Nutrition, 13(4), 531-536. Read here.

Refugees

Osman, M., Hornblow, A., Macleod, S., & Coope, P. (2012). Christchurch earthquakes: How did former refugees cope? New Zealand Medical Journal, 125(1357), 113-121. Read here.

Poole, G. E., & Galpin, G. (2011). Prevalence of victims of torture in the health screening of quota refugees in New Zealand during 2007-2008 and implications for follow-up care. New Zealand Medical Journal, 124(1338), 18-24. Read here.

Rungan, S., Reeve, A. M., Reed, P. W., & Voss, L. (2013). Health needs of refugee children younger than 5 years arriving in New Zealand. Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 32(12), 432. Read here.

Veliu, B., & Leathem, J. (2017). Neuropsychological assessment of refugees: Methodological and cross-cultural barriers. Applied Neuropsychology.Adult, 24(6), 481-492. Read here.

Older peoples wellbeing

Cheung, G. (2010). Characteristics of Chinese service users in an old age psychiatry service in New Zealand. AustralAsian Psychiatry, 18(2), 152-157. Read here

Lovelock, K., & Martin, G. (2016). Eldercare work, migrant care workers, affective care and subjective proximity. Ethnicity & Health, 21(4), 379-396. Read here.

Montayre, J., Neville, S., & Holroyd, E. (2017). Moving backwards, moving forward: The experiences of older Filipino migrants adjusting to life in New Zealand. International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-Being, 12(1), 1347011. Read here.

Montayre, J., Neville, S., Wright-St Clair, V., Holroyd, E., & Adams, J. (2019). Late-life living and care arrangements of older Filipino New Zealanders. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 28(3-4), 480-488. Read here.

Nayar, S., & Wright-St Clair, V. A. (2018). Strengthening community: Older Asian immigrants’ contributions to New Zealand society. Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, 33(4), 355-368. Read here.

Park, H. (2014). Living with ‘hwa-byung’: The psycho-social impact of elder mistreatment on the health and well-being of older people. Aging & Mental Health, 18(1), 125-128. Read here.

Park, H., & Kim, C. G. (2013). Ageing in an inconvenient paradise: The immigrant experiences of older Korean people in New Zealand. AustralAsian Journal on Ageing, 32(3), 158-162. Read here.

Wang, J., Ho, E., Au, P., & Cheung, G. (2018). Late-life suicide in Asian people living in New Zealand: A qualitative study of coronial records. Psychogeriatrics:The Official Journal of the Japanese Psychogeriatric Society, 18(4), 259-267. Read here.