ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2017
Development and Preliminary Validation of Refugee Trauma History Checklist (RTHC)-A Brief Checklist for Survey Studies.
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The REFUGE-study: Health and Quality of Life Among Resettled Syrian Refugees and Asylum-seekers in Norway (REFUGE-I)
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30 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
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- Chronic pain and use of painkillers, healthcare services and long-term impairment among Syrian refugees: a cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Emotion regulation profiles in Syrian refugees and migrants in Germany: self-efficacy, resilience and well-being comparisons.BMJ mental health · 2024Article
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- Post-migration stressors, mental health and well-being in resettled refugees from Syria: Do individuals' coping strategies matter?Conflict and health · 2023Article
- An online tiered screening procedure to identify mental health problems among refugees.BMC psychiatry · 2023Article
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- Chronic pain, mental health and functional impairment in adult refugees from Syria resettled in Norway: a cross-sectional study.BMC psychiatry · 2022Observational
- Self-rated health and quality of life among Syrian refugees in Ireland - data from a cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2022Article
- Post-Migration Stressors and Health-Related Quality of Life in Refugees from Syria Resettled in Sweden.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Feasibility of a randomised trial of Teaching Recovery Techniques (TRT) with refugee youth: results from a pilot of the Swedish UnaccomPanied yOuth Refugee Trial (SUPpORT).Pilot and feasibility studies · 2022Article
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- Physical activity, post-traumatic stress disorder, and exposure to torture among asylum seekers in Sweden: a cross-sectional study.BMC psychiatry · 2021Article
- Health-related quality of life in refugee youth and the mediating role of mental distress and post-migration stressors.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2021Article
- Use of health care services among Syrian refugees migrating to Norway: a prospective longitudinal study.BMC health services research · 2021Article
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Abstract
A high proportion of refugees have been subjected to potentially traumatic experiences (PTEs), including torture. PTEs, and torture in particular, are powerful predictors of mental ill health. This paper reports the development and preliminary validation of a brief refugee trauma checklist applicable for survey studies.
methodsA pool of 232 items was generated based on pre-existing instruments. Conceptualization, item selection and item refinement was conducted based on existing literature and in collaboration with experts. Ten cognitive interviews using a Think Aloud Protocol (TAP) were performed in a clinical setting, and field testing of the proposed checklist was performed in a total sample of n = 137 asylum seekers from Syria.
resultsThe proposed refugee trauma history checklist (RTHC) consists of 2 × 8 items, concerning PTEs that occurred before and during the respondents' flight, respectively. Results show low item non-response and adequate psychometric properties Conclusion: RTHC is a usable tool for providing self-report data on refugee trauma history surveys of community samples. The core set of included events can be augmented and slight modifications can be applied to RTHC for use also in other refugee populations and settings.
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