Опубликована: Дек. 12, 2024
<p dir="ltr">Asylum seekers and recently resettled refugees are at an increased risk of poor mental health. Besides pre-migration experiences, the early post-migration period in host countries presents numerous challenges that can negatively impact their health well-being, including such as housing, socioeconomic difficulties. Additionally, Sweden has adopted more restrictive migration policies, which leading to a growing tension between needs policy objectives reducing migration. Gaining deeper understanding day-to-day faced during post- is crucial effectively address mitigate potential adverse on asylum refugees.</p><p dir="ltr"><b>Study I</b>, cross-sectional population-based survey, utilized generic EQ-5D- 5L scale assess health-related quality life index value study population 1,215 individuals from Syria who Sweden. The results showed most frequently reported problem EQ-5D-5L was depression/anxiety, low associated with being woman, older age, social support. <b>Study II</b> qualitative based semi-structured interviews fourteen two accommodation centers Sweden, exploring experiences living these centers. indicated were heavily influenced by uncertainty process constraints imposed limited resources housing conditions, often described frozen life. This source constant worry, concerns about long-term effects Despite challenges, highlighted care practices arose spontaneously among residents, reflecting shared concern for each other's well-being. III</b>, utilizing same data collection used Study II, explored COVID-19 pandemic. findings revealed conditions shaped how pandemic experienced. feeling increasingly excluded society, sentiment reinforced response authorities perceived lacking or unique situation. IV</b> register-based prospective longitudinal cohort includes all adult received residence permits 2010 2012. investigated association type (institutional self-organized) prescriptions antidepressants anxiolytic medication, well specialized in- outpatient visits diagnoses CMDs, over five-year follow-up after granted refugee status. had lived institutional greater having higher likelihood compared those self-organized housing.</p><p dir="ltr">The thesis emphasizes importance shaping particular focus key factors distress. It also suggests collective tends be harmful than housing. Overall, advocate context-sensitive interventions addressing individual, community, structural factors, improving alleviating strengthening support networks prevent issues. calls transparent fast-tracked process.</p><h3>List scientific papers</h3><p dir="ltr">I. Gottvall, M., Sjölund, S., <b>Arwidson, C.</b>, & Saboonchi, F. (2020). Health-related Syrian Quality Life Research. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-019-02323-5" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-019-02323-5</a></p><p dir="ltr">II. <b>van Eggermont Arwidson, Holmgren, J., Gottberg, K., Tinghög, P., Eriksson, H. (2022). Living life: seekers' Conflict Health 2022, 16(1):1-47. href="https://doi.org/10.1186/s13031-022-00480-y" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.1186/s13031-022-00480-y</a></p><p dir="ltr">III. H., K. (2024). (Over)crowded house: while BMC Public Health, 24(1): 622. href="https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-18089-6" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-18089-6</a></p><p dir="ltr">IV. P. Housing its healthcare utilization common disorders Sweden: A nationwide study. [Submitted]</p>
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