Navigating “Being Seen”: Experiences of Older Adult Arab Immigrants and Family Caregivers Accessing Health Care Services in Ontario

Selma Tobah, Lorie Donelle, Jodi Hall, Lloy Wylie, Sandra Regan, Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Western University, Arthur Labatt Family School of Nursing, Faculty of Health Science, Western University, College of Nursing, University of South Carolina, School of Nursing, Fanshawe College, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University

Qualitative Health Research

Published online on October 01, 2025

Abstract

Qualitative Health Research, Ahead of Print.
Immigrants to Canada face unique barriers to accessing health care including communication barriers, socioeconomic limitations, and a lack of health care system navigation knowledge. Arabs in particular face mainstream negative attitudes, propagated ...