Evidence map›Paper›PMID 31846902›Full record

SynthesisJournal of affective disorders2020

Everyday life experiences and mental health among conflict-affected forced migrants: A meta-analysis.

Wai Kai Hou, Huinan Liu, Li Liang, Jeffery Ho, Hyojin Kim, Eunice Seong, George A Bonanno, Stevan E Hobfoll, Brian J Hall

Open access · greenAbstract readMeta-AnalysisReview
PubMed Full text at PMC Publisher
In one paragraph

Synthesis in Journal of affective disorders, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 88 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
88citing papers in PubMed, 6 pooled it
19.5field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

88 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 196 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Pooled it
  3. Pooled it
  4. Pooled it
  5. Pooled it
  6. Pooled it
  7. Trial
  8. Trial
  9. Trial
  10. Trial
  11. Trial
  12. Article
  13. Article
  14. Article
  15. Article
  16. Review
  17. Article
  18. Article
  19. Article
  20. Review

28 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 4 institutions in 4 countries.

Wai Kai HouLaboratory of Psychology and Ecology of Stress (LoPES), Department of Psychology, Centre for Psychosocial Health, The Education University of Hong Kong, Tai Po, NT, Hong Kong, China. Electronic address: wkhou@eduhk.hk.
Huinan LiuLaboratory of Psychology and Ecology of Stress (LoPES), Department of Psychology, Centre for Psychosocial Health, The Education University of Hong Kong, Tai Po, NT, Hong Kong, China.
Li LiangLaboratory of Psychology and Ecology of Stress (LoPES), Department of Psychology, Centre for Psychosocial Health, The Education University of Hong Kong, Tai Po, NT, Hong Kong, China.
Jeffery HoDepartment of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China.
Hyojin KimTeachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY, United States.
Eunice SeongTeachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY, United States.
George A BonannoTeachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY, United States.
Stevan E HobfollSTAR Consultants-STress, Anxiety and Resilience, Chicago, IL, United States.
Brian J HallDepartment of Psychology, University of Macau, Macau, China.
Columbia University · USEducation University of Hong Kong · HKChinese University of Hong Kong · CNUniversity of Macau · MO

Funding

Predictors and Diagnostic Markers of Prolonged GriefR01MH091034 · NIMH · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY TEACHERS COLLEGE · PI BONANNO, GEORGE A · 2011 to 2015
$2.8M
NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH091034
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThere are a growing number of forced migrants worldwide. Early detection of poor adjustment and interventions to facilitate positive adaptation within these communities is a critical global public health priority. A growing literature points to challenges within the post-migration context as key determents of poor mental health.

aimsThe current meta-analysis evaluated the association between daily stressors and poor mental health among these populations.

methodA systematic search in PsycINFO, PubMed, and Web of Science identified relevant studies from inception until the end of 2018. Effect sizes (correlation coefficients) were pooled using Fisher's Z transformation and reported with 95% confidence intervals. Moderator and mediator analyses were conducted. The protocol is available in PROSPERO [CRD42018081207].

resultsAnalysis of 59 eligible studies (n = 17,763) revealed that daily stressors were associated with higher psychiatric symptoms (Zr=0.126-0.199, 95% CI=0.084-0.168, 0.151-0.247, p<0.001) and general distress (Zr=0.542, 95% CI=0.332-0.752, p<0.001). Stronger effect sizes were observed for mixed daily stressors relative to subjective, interpersonal, and material daily stressors, and for general distress relative to posttraumatic stress symptoms and general well-being. Effect sizes were also stronger for children and adolescents relative to adults. Daily stressors fully mediated the associations of prior trauma with post-migration anxiety, depressive, and post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms.

conclusionsThis meta-analysis provides a synthesis of existing research on the role of unfavorable everyday life experiences and their associations with poor mental health among conflict-affected forced migrants. Routine assessment and intervention to reduce daily stressors can prevent and reduce psychiatric morbidity in these populations.

Indexed as

RefugeesStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticTransients and MigrantsAdolescentAdultChildHumansLife Change EventsMental HealthAnxietyDepressionEveryday lifeForced migrantsPost-traumatic stress disorderRefugees

Identifiers

PMID31846902
PMCPMC7064367
OpenAlexW2992722210

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceTDM
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.