Trial reportEuropean journal of psychotraumatology2021
A longitudinal study of mental health before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in Syrian refugees.
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- Unintended Consequences of COVID-19 Public Health and Social Measures in Camps and Camp-Like Settings: A Systematic Review and Conceptual Analysis.Public health reviews · 2026Pooled it
- Delivering a family-based child mental health promotion program among two resettled refugee communities during the COVID-19 pandemic: Lessons learned in a hybrid type II implementation-effectiveness randomized controlled trial.American journal of community psychology · 2026Trial
- Twelve-month follow-up of a randomised clinical trial of a brief group psychological intervention for common mental disorders in Syrian refugees in Jordan.Epidemiology and psychiatric sciences · 2022Trial
- Nonrandomized Open Trial of a Mindfulness- and Compassion-Based Selective Preventive Mobile Health Intervention for Forcibly Displaced People.Mindfulness · 2025Article
- Longitudinal Associations Between Sources of Uncertainty and Mental Health Amongst Resettled Refugees During the COVID-19 Pandemic.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Psychotherapies and psychological support for individuals facing psychological distress during the COVID-19 pandemic: A scoping review.PloS one · 2025Article
- Effect of a multi-component, participatory social and health promoting intervention on health and wellbeing in refugee families from Syria resettled in Denmark.Journal of migration and health · 2025Article
- The effect of COVID-19 on the non-COVID health outcomes of crisis-affected peoples: a systematic review.Conflict and health · 2024Review
- Trends in mental health before and after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal survey of a conflict-affected population in Colombia.International journal of mental health systems · 2024Article
- Psychosocial well-being and mental health of low- and middle-income countries' internally displaced persons and refugees during COVID-19: a systematic literature review.Global mental health (Cambridge, England) · 2024Review
- Barriers and facilitators to self-measured blood pressure monitoring among US-resettled Arab refugees with hypertension: a qualitative study.BMC primary care · 2023Article
- The Danish Trauma Database for Refugees (DTD): A Multicenter Database Collaboration-Overcoming the Challenges and Enhancing Mental Health Treatment and Research for Refugees.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Mental Health among the Population in Jordan.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Review
- Understanding Mental Health Status of Syrian Refugee and Jordanian Women: Novel Insights from a Comparative Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- On the path to recovery: traumatic stress research during the COVID-19 pandemic 2021-2023.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2023Article
- Does Time Heal Trauma? 18 Month Follow-Up Study of Syrian Refugees' Mental Health in Iraq's Kurdistan Region.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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7 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in increased anxiety and depression around the world. Refugees may be particularly vulnerable to the mental health effects of the pandemic because of their higher rates of mental health disorders, trauma histories, and daily stressors. Objectives: This study used data from a controlled trial of a brief behavioural intervention for psychological distress in Syrian refugees living in Azraq Camp in Jordan to examine the psychological effects of the pandemic on refugee mental health. Method: A total of 410 participants were randomized to either the intervention or control arms of the trial and were assessed at baseline and 3-month follow-up. Half the sample (199; 48.5%) completed their 3-month follow-up assessment after the pandemic restrictions began in Jordan and 211 (51.5%) completed the assessment prior to the pandemic. Refugees were independently assessed for symptoms of PTSD, anxiety, and depression at baseline and follow-up, and pandemic-related worries were assessed at follow-up for those who completed their assessment during the pandemic. Results: The most commonly reported worries were economic difficulties (82.4%), shortage of essential supplies (71.3%), and infecting others (59.7%) or themselves (51.9%). Refugees who were assessed during the pandemic had less severe PTSD symptoms than those assessed prior to the pandemic. Significant predictors of pandemic-related worries were lower levels of depression prior to the pandemic and greater anxiety during the pandemic. Conclusion: These findings highlight the specific needs of refugees during the pandemic and suggest that pre-existing mental health issues may not necessarily be the key risk factors for who will experience major mental health issues or worries during the pandemic.
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