ArticleBMC research notes2021
Mental health and resilience among Eritrean refugees at arrival and one-year post-registration in Switzerland: a cohort study.
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- Assessing the health status of migrants upon arrival in Europe: a systematic review of the adverse impact of migration journeys.Globalization and health · 2024Pooled it
- Human rights violations are associated with forcibly displaced population's mental health-a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2024Pooled it
- Mental Health and Resilience in Eritrean and Somali Refugees in Switzerland: A Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of public health · 2026Article
- Public and Patient Involvement in Migration Health Research: Eritrean and Syrian Refugees' and Asylum Seekers' Views in Switzerland.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Mental Health and Wellbeing of Population with Migrant Background in Switzerland - a Scoping Review and Evidence Map of Quantitative Evidence.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2023Article
- Measuring the Optimal Time Interval Between Arrival and First Mental Health Evaluation's for Refugees in Québec: A Scoping Review.Administration and policy in mental health · 2023Article
- Improving Primary Healthcare Access for Asylum Seekers and Refugees: A Qualitative Study From a Swiss Family Physician Perspective.Journal of primary care & community healthArticle
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Abstract
objectiveEritrea is the most frequent country of origin among asylum seekers in Switzerland. On their journey through the desert and across the Mediterranean Sea, Eritrea refugees are often exposed to traumatizing experiences. The aim of this study is to assess the mental health status and resilience of Eritrean migrants in Switzerland upon arrival and one-year post-arrival, using standardized mental health screening and resilience assessment tools.
resultsAt baseline, 107 refugees (11.2% female, median age 25) were interviewed: 52 (48.6%) screened positive for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (score ≥ 30), 10.3% for anxiety (≥ 10) and 15.0% for depression (≥ 10); 17.8% scored as risk/hazardous drinkers (≥ 8). The majority (94.4%) had a high resilience score (≥ 65). For one-year follow-up, 48 asylum seekers could be reached. In interviews 18 (38%) of these reported imprisonment in a transit country and 28 (58%) that they had witnessed the death of a close person along the migration route. At the one year assessment, rates of risky/hazardous alcohol use remained unchanged, rates of positive PTSD screening tended to be lower (50.0% (24/48) at baseline vs 25.0% (12/48) at follow-up), as were rates of positive screening for anxiety (8.3% vs 4.2%) and depression (14.6 vs 6.3%).
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