How Marginalized Young People Access, Engage With, and Navigate Health-Care Systems in the Digital Age: Systematic Review

Abstract

Purpose: This systematic review examines how marginalized young people access and engage with health services and navigate health-care systems in high-income countries. Methods: Medline, CINAHL, PsychInfo, The University of Sydney Library database, and Google Scholar were searched to identify qualitative and quantitative original research, published from 2006 to 2017, that focused on selected definitions of marginalized young people (12 to 24 years), their parents/carers, and/or health professionals working with these populations. A thematic synthesis was undertaken identifying themes across and between groups on barriers and/or facilitators to access, engagement, and/or navigation of health..