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Quality of life among immigrants in Swedish immigration detention centres: a cross-sectional questionnaire study.
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- The impact of immigration detention on children's mental health: systematic review.The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science · 2025Pooled it
- The impact of immigration detention on mental health: a systematic review.BMC psychiatry · 2018Pooled it
- Health of International Marriage Immigrant Women in South Korea: A Systematic Review.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2018Pooled it
- Perceived Detention Environment and Mental Health of Detainees in Immigration Detention Centers in Spain.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2025Article
- Análisis comparativo de los centros de detención en España e Italia 2018-2023: Abordar las deficiencias sistémicas y el cumplimiento de los derechos humanos.Open research Europe · 2025Article
- Psychometric properties of the WHOQOL-BREF in citizens from a disadvantaged neighborhood in Southern Sweden.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- Cumulative Risk of Immigration Prison Conditions on Health Outcomes Among Detained Immigrants in California.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2022Article
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- Perceived Needs Among Asylum Seekers in Sweden: A Mixed Methods Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- The impact of detention on the social-emotional wellbeing of children seeking asylum: a comparison with community-based children.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2018Article
- Detainees, staff, and health care services in immigration detention centres: a descriptive comparison of detention systems in Sweden and in the Benelux countries.Global health action · 2016Article
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Abstract
backgroundDetention of immigrants negatively affects their health and well-being. Quality of life (QOL) is a broad concept incorporating the self-evaluation of one's own health and well-being that can provide an understanding of the health and well-being of immigrant detainees. The aim of this study was to estimate QOL among immigrant detainees in Sweden and to assess its relationship with the services provided in detention centres and with the duration of detention.
designAll immigrants in all five existing Swedish detention centres (N=193) were invited to participate in the study (n=127). In this cross-sectional study, QOL was measured using the WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire, which was administered by the first author. The questionnaire contained four additional questions measuring participants' satisfaction with the services provided in detention. Associations between QOL domain scores and service satisfaction scores were assessed using regression analysis. The Spearman's rank correlation coefficient was calculated to measure the degree of association between the duration of detention and QOL scores.
resultsThe mean QOL domain scores (out of 100) were 47.0, 57.5, 41.9, and 60.5 for the environmental, physical, psychological, and social domains, respectively. The level of support detainees received from detention staff was significantly positively associated with detainees' physical (βadjusted 3.93, confidence interval [CI] 0.06-7.80) and psychological (βadjusted 5.72, CI 1.77-9.66) domain scores. There was also significant positive association between detainees' satisfaction with the care they received from detention staff and the domain scores. The general health score in the WHOQOL-BREF was significantly associated with the detainees' ability to understand the Swedish or English languages. Although not statistically significant, a longer duration of detention was negatively correlated with QOL scores.
conclusionImmigrant detainees report low QOL. Services provided at the centres, especially the support received from detention staff, is positively associated with their QOL. A review of detention guidelines addressing language barriers, staff training, and duration of detention is highly recommended.
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