Migration, Quality of Life and Health of Brazilian Immigrants in Portugal ORIGINAL

Rural-urban migrations: various dimensions immigrants' satisfaction with living in metropolises; The case study: migrants inhabited in Isfahan city

Extended abstract Introduction: Rural-urban migration is one of the common features of rural areas in developing countries including Iran. Metropolises as places of concentration of population, facilities, and services, have always been the main centers of absorbing rural-urban migrants. Migration is one of the main solutions of the poor and low-income rural households to increase income and a...

Rural-urban migrations: various dimensions immigrants' satisfaction with living in metropolises; The case study: migrants inhabited in Isfahan city

Extended abstract Introduction: Rural-urban migration is one of the common features of rural areas in developing countries including Iran. Metropolises as places of concentration of population, facilities, and services, have always been the main centers of absorbing rural-urban migrants. Migration is one of the main solutions of the poor and low-income rural households to increase income and a...

The Necessity of Paying Attention to Assessment Tools of the Quality of Life of Afghan Immigrants Residing in Iran’s Deprived Urban Areas

Investigating the Effect of Iranian-Afghanistanian Marriages on Socio-Economic Dimensions of Rural Quality of Life (Case Study of Villages in Jiroft)

Amis & Backgrounds: The expansion of international migration as well as the marriage of immigrants with the host community will cause special effects in geographical spaces and especially the quality of life of migrant areas. The purpose of this study is to analyze the effect of marriages of Afghanistanian citizens with Iranian women on socio-economic dimensions of their quality of life in rura...

Immigration, Participation in Health Services and Social Occupations: A Literature Review

Introduction: According to the World Health Organisation ‘participation’, meaning involvement in everyday occupations, has a positive influence on health and wellbeing and lack thereof can lead to negative health consequences. Occupational therapy scholars believe this phenomenon needs exploring with attention to context. Variability is apparent in the way participation has bee...