Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore if and how community organizations providing services to late-in-life Punjabi immigrants in British Columbia, Canada, offer services with the potential to promote their mental health or well-being. The authors also wanted to know how Punjabi seniors perceived available services and if they supported their mental well-being. Design/methodology/approach – To guide the research, the authors used the VicHealth Framework, which identifies three overarching social and economic determinants of mental health: social inclusion (SI), freedom from violence and discrimination, and access to economic resources and participation. This mixed methods study combines descriptive survey and qualitative focus group data with input from Punjabi seniors and community service providers. Findings – All three mental health determinants were identified as important by service providers and seniors, with SI as the most important. Family dynamics (shaped by migration and sponsorship status) influence all three determinants and can promote or diminish mental well-being. Research limitations/implications – The pilot study is limited in sample size and scope and further inquiry with different groups of immigrant older adults is warranted. Practical implications – Service providers assert that more outreach and sustainable funding are needed to reach the majority of potential beneficiaries unable to participate in community programmes. Information on mental well-being of seniors should be targeted at both seniors and their families. Originality/value – The VicHealth Framework provided a unique lens through which to explore the contributions of community organizations to mental health promotion for immigrant older adults.

Plain language summary: As many as 20% of patients who have undergone total knee arthroplasty (TKA) are not satisfied with the outcome of their surgery. We need a better understanding of patient experiences and satisfaction with TKA, including differences between ethnic groups. Our team focused on understanding the experiences and satisfaction of patients of South Asian origin who had undergone TKA, as South Asians represent the largest visible minority group in Canada. Our team included universitybased researchers, patients who had undergone TKA, health professionals and policy-makers. Several team members were of South Asian origin, or provided care for patients of South Asian origin, or both. We used group discussions with patients and caregivers of South Asian origin to identify areas for future research. These potential research topics were then ranked by patients and caregivers and by health professionals. This ranking was done using 2 surveys. The second survey included only those topics that had received the most support in the first survey and provided information about other respondents' answers in the first survey. Top priorities for both the patient and caregiver group and the health professionals group were promoting exercise following surgery and self-management after hospital discharge. The third highest ranked topic for patients and caregivers was improving knee implants. This topic was not as strongly supported by health professionals. Having patients as research team members strengthened our study in multiple ways. Our study's findings strongly indicate that the research priorities for patients of South Asian origin who undergo TKA are promotion of exercise and self-management following surgery and improvement in knee implants. A research agenda to improve patients' experience of knee replacement surgery: a patient-oriented modified Delphi study of patients of South Asian origin in British Columbia