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Topic: Risk, prevention and care in population studies

Older people's immigration to a different country can place them in a vulnerable situation. Research on the legal rights and access to justice for older immigrants and immigrants with dementia seeking care and support is scarce in Finland. This study addresses this gap in the research and employs semi-structured qualitative interviews with professionals offering services to this target group. Inductive and deductive qualitative content analysis approaches were used to analyze the data. The themes created from the data were analyzed from the perspective of an Elder Law theory, namely, Doron's Multidimensional Model of Elder Law. According to the findings of this study, the major challenges to accessing care and support include linguistic barriers, lack of digital skills, lack of information and knowledge, loneliness, and cultural differences. Some of the strategies that can be adopted to address these challenges include developing culturally sensitive services, dissemination of information about the available services in different languages and employing more bilingual staff.

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Berg, A., Issakainen, M., Ervasti, K., Montonen, T., Solje, E., & Mäki‐Petäjä‐Leinonen, A. (2025). Barriers to Accessing Care and Support Services for Older Immigrants and Immigrants with Dementia in Finland: Perspectives of Professional Social and Health Care Providers. Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10823-025-09523-2

Vancouver

Berg A, Issakainen M, Ervasti K, Montonen T, Solje E, Mäki‐Petäjä‐Leinonen A. Barriers to Accessing Care and Support Services for Older Immigrants and Immigrants with Dementia in Finland: Perspectives of Professional Social and Health Care Providers. Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology. 2025. doi:10.1007/s10823-025-09523-2. PMID: 40053298.

BibTeX

@article{berg2025-40053298,
  author  = {Berg, Agneta and Issakainen, Mervi and Ervasti, Kaijus and Montonen, Tero and Solje, Eino and Mäki‐Petäjä‐Leinonen, Anna},
  title   = {{Barriers to Accessing Care and Support Services for Older Immigrants and Immigrants with Dementia in Finland: Perspectives of Professional Social and Health Care Providers}},
  journal = {Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology},
  year    = {2025},
  doi     = {10.1007/s10823-025-09523-2},
  pmid    = {40053298},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s10823-025-09523-2}
}

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Key findings

This study addresses this gap in the research and employs semi-structured qualitative interviews with professionals offering services to this target group.
Inductive and deductive qualitative content analysis approaches were used to analyze the data.
The themes created from the data were analyzed from the perspective of an Elder Law theory, namely, Doron's Multidimensional Model of Elder Law.
According to the findings of this study, the major challenges to accessing care and support include linguistic barriers, lack of digital skills, lack of information and knowledge, loneliness, and cultural differences.
Some of the strategies that can be adopted to address these challenges include developing culturally sensitive services, dissemination of information about the available services in different languages and employing more bilingual staff.

Why it matters

This qualitative study with professionals in Finland identified barriers to care and support for older immigrants and immigrants with dementia, including linguistic barriers, lack of digital skills, lack of information, loneliness, and cultural differences. It addresses access to care and does not test any treatment, cure, or prevention for Alzheimer's disease.

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Study details

Evidence strengthLow

How this study scored 35/100

Published in a peer-reviewed journal. Scored zero for study design, sample size, effect reported, studied in people and randomised / blinded because the record does not state it.

Component	Points	Why
Journal tier	7 / 10	Tier 3 — peer-reviewed journal (Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology)
Journal's citation record	0 / 4	Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology: journal h-index 68 (OpenAlex, 2026-10-29)
Study design	0 / 12	No study design recorded — scores zero, not guessed (not stated in the record — scored 0)
Strength of evidence	1 / 5	Rated “low” in our summary
Peer-review validation	10 / 10	Peer-reviewed. Published as an article in a named peer-reviewed journal.
How recent	4 / 5	2025 — within 3 year(s) of the newest study here
Sample size	0 / 4	Participant count not stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0)
Effect reported	0 / 3	No effect size reported — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0)
Studied in people	0 / 3	Not stated whether this was studied in people — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0)
Randomised / blinded	0 / 2	No randomisation or blinding stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0)
Times cited	2 / 7	Cited 8 times (OpenAlex, 2026-10-10)
Citations per year	1 / 5	2.7 citations a year over 3 year(s) since 2025
Impact for its field and year	4 / 6	Cited 9.4× the average for papers of its field and year (OpenAlex FWCI)
Cited by studies here	0 / 6	No other study in this library cites it
Still being cited	1 / 4	Cited 8 times in 2024–2026 (2026 still in progress; OpenAlex)
Senior author's track record	1 / 4	Last-listed author Anna Mäki‐Petäjä‐Leinonen: h-index 11 (OpenAlex, whole career)
Institution's track record	0 / 3	University of Eastern Finland: institution h-index 616 (OpenAlex)
Multi-centre collaboration	0 / 3	OpenAlex lists 1 institution(s) in 1 country — scores zero (affiliation lists can be incomplete)
Indexed in PubMed	2 / 2	Indexed in PubMed (PMID 40053298)
Free to read	2 / 2	Free to read
Total	35 / 100	—

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