title: Undocumented Immigrant Women in Spain: A Scoping Review on Access to and Utilization of Health and Social Services.
abstract: This scoping review summarizes and analyzes relevant studies related to the evidence published on undocumented immigrant women's access to and utilization of health and social services in Spain. Scientific literature was identified by entering search terms in seven electronic databases which combined retrieved health sciences peer-reviewed articles (Pubmed, Embase, CINAHL Plus and Scopus) and grey literature databases (Europa OpenGrey, DART-Europe and Google Scholar) published between 2004 and 2014 and written in Spanish or in English presenting data about Spain. Those that fulfill the inclusion criteria were selected after a blind peer reviewed process when pertinence and quality was debated. A total of 16 publications were included, the main topics being socio-cultural differences in the access and utilization of social and health services and barriers faced by immigrant women. None of the studies focused exclusively on undocumented women, hence further research is needed in this area.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Physiotherapy, GESEC, University of Lleida, Street Rovira Roure 44, 25198, Lleida, Spain. montse.gea@infermeria.udl.cat.|Research Group in Health Care (GRECS), IRB Lleida, Lleida, Spain. montse.gea@infermeria.udl.cat.
authors.forename: Montserrat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gea-Sánchez
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Physiotherapy, GESEC, University of Lleida, Street Rovira Roure 44, 25198, Lleida, Spain.|Council of Nurses of Lleida, Lleida, Spain.
authors.forename: Álvaro
authors.initials: Á
authors.lastname: Alconada-Romero
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Physiotherapy, GESEC, University of Lleida, Street Rovira Roure 44, 25198, Lleida, Spain.|Public Health Research Group, University of Alicante, Alicante, Spain.
authors.forename: Erica
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Briones-Vozmediano
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Physiotherapy, GESEC, University of Lleida, Street Rovira Roure 44, 25198, Lleida, Spain.|Research Group in Health Care (GRECS), IRB Lleida, Lleida, Spain.
authors.forename: Roland
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pastells
authors.affiliation: Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
authors.forename: Denise
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gastaldo
authors.affiliation: Department of Geography and Sociology, GESEC, University of Lleida, Lleida, Spain.
authors.forename: Fidel
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Molina
mesh_terms: D003144:Communication Barriers; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006296:Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language; D012947:Social Work / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013030:Spain; D013997:Time Factors; D000069756:Undocumented Immigrants / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
keywords: Access; Immigrants; Legal status; Spain; Women