SynthesisGlobal public health2017
The influence of humanitarian crises on social functioning among civilians in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review.
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- Extending the ecological model of distress to social functioning among refugees and asylum-seekers.Epidemiology and psychiatric sciences · 2026Article
- 'I struggle to feel normal': phenomenological analysis of experience with living in crises resettlement camps in Nigeria.International health · 2026Article
- Analysis of the possible pathways between social and well-being outcomes: a mixed-method study about community-based sociotherapy for refugees in Nakivale Settlement, Uganda.Conflict and health · 2025Article
- The longitudinal relationship between psychological symptoms and social functioning in displaced refugees.Psychological medicine · 2025Review
- Assessing the effects of disasters and their aftermath on pregnancy and infant outcomes: A conceptual model.International journal of disaster risk reduction : IJDRR · 2021Article
- Exploring the mental health and psychosocial problems of Congolese refugees living in refugee settings in Rwanda and Uganda: a rapid qualitative study.Conflict and health · 2020Article
- Mental health and psychosocial support needs among people displaced by Boko Haram in Nigeria.Global public health · 2020Article
- Mental health care utilisation among internally displaced persons in Ukraine: results from a nation-wide survey.Epidemiology and psychiatric sciences · 2019Article
- Mental health and psychosocial support for South Sudanese refugees in northern Uganda: a needs and resource assessment.Conflict and health · 2016Article
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Abstract
Our aim was to systematically review how social functioning is measured, conceptualised, impacted, and associated with mental disorders in populations affected by humanitarian crises. Quantitative studies conducted with civilian populations affected by humanitarian crises in low- and middle-income countries with outcomes of social functioning were examined up to 2014. Data sources included Medline, Embase, PsycInfo, and Global Health, and 8 grey literature sources, yielding 14,350 records, of which 20 studies met inclusion criteria. A descriptive synthesis analysis was used, and the final selected studies assessed for quality using a modified Newcastle-Ottawa Scale. In the 20 studies, social functioning was conceptualised in 6 categories: family functioning, friendship quality, functional impairment, overall social functioning, social adaptation, and social relations. Seventeen studies were cross-sectional, two were cohort, and one a controlled trial. The quality of the studies was generally moderate. The limited evidence suggests that social functioning is a relevant variable. Greater crisis exposure is associated with more severe depression and lower social functioning. The protective role of familial and social resources for social functioning is highlighted in different crisis settings. However, greater research on social functioning and mental health is required.
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