Sepali
Guruge,
RN, PhD
Professor
Toronto Metropolitan University
Sepali Guruge is a Professor in the Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing at Toronto Metropolitan University. Her program of research focuses on immigrants’ health and wellbeing. Details of her scholarly work can be found at www.immigranthealthresearch.ca
Presenting at the Nexus Summit:
Background, including statement of problem, and aimsSocial belonging is essential for health and well-being, yet it is often poorly defined in research related to migrant older adults. This lack of clarity hinders the development of responsive policies and programs. The aim of this paper was to develop a comprehensive conceptual definition of social belonging specific to migrant older adults to inform future research, policy, and community interventions.Design or methodologyA concept analysis was conducted using Walker and Avant’s (2019) framework. An initial scan of online dictionaries was…