Measuring Distress Levels of Refugee Women to Enhance Community-Based Psycho-social Interventions

The purpose of this investigation was to gain an understanding of the levels of distress in resettled refugee women as a basis for the development of improved community based interventions to enhance the resettlement experience. A convenience sample of female refugees (n = 23) in a southern US city...

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Published in:Issues in mental health nursing 2019-04, Vol.40 (4), p.310-316
Main Authors: Felsman, Irene C., Humphreys, Janice C., Kronk, Rebecca
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Access
Adult
Community Health Services - organization & administration
Community-based programs
Cross-Sectional Studies
English language
Female
Health Services Accessibility - organization & administration
Humans
Interpreters
Middle Aged
Nursing
Psychological distress
Qualitative Research
Refugees
Refugees - psychology
Relocation
Social interventions
Social Isolation
Social Support
Sociodemographics
Socioeconomic Factors
Stress, Psychological - diagnosis
Stress, Psychological - epidemiology
Support services
Surveys and Questionnaires
Women
Women - psychology
Womens health
Young Adult
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Summary:The purpose of this investigation was to gain an understanding of the levels of distress in resettled refugee women as a basis for the development of improved community based interventions to enhance the resettlement experience. A convenience sample of female refugees (n = 23) in a southern US city were interviewed using a socio-demographic questionnaire; the Refugee Health Screener-15 (RHS-15); and semi-structured, exploratory questions. Results showed consistently high levels of distress, indicated by responses to the RHS-15. Women ages 19-25 and over 50 displayed the highest risk. Categories of stressors included a lack of access to health and psycho-social support services, difficulty with communicating in the English language, and social isolation. In addition, women reported that a lack of trained interpreters contributes to reduced access to health and social service, causing further distress.
ISSN:0161-2840
1096-4673
DOI:10.1080/01612840.2018.1543744