Observational studyCulture, medicine and psychiatry2023
Help-Seeking Undocumented Migrants in the Netherlands: Mental Health, Adverse Life Events, and Living Conditions.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 13 citations in OpenAlex.
- Repercussions of the Cross-Border Migration Process on Family Life: Systematic Review with Meta-Synthesis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Pooled it
- Undocumented migrants' and asylum seekers' healthcare rights and (medical) data protection: exploring digital health opportunities and risks through the use-case of an electronic personal health record for undocumented migrants and asylum seekers in the Netherlands.Frontiers in digital health · 2026Article
- Undocumented Migrants' Experiences of a Recovery-Oriented Group Intervention and Its Impact on Their Mental Well-Being: A Qualitative Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Exploring the barriers to mental health help-seeking among African Migrants in Australia: A qualitative study.The International journal of social psychiatry · 2025Article
- Downgraded dreams: Labor market outcomes and mental health in undocumented migration.SSM - population health · 2024Article
- Universal health coverage for undocumented migrants in the WHO European region: a long way to go.The Lancet regional health. Europe · 2024Review
- Stressful life events in electronic health records: a scoping review.Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA · 2024Article
- Stressful life events in electronic health records: a scoping review.Research square · 2023Article
- Barriers to accessing health care among undocumented migrants in Sweden - a principal component analysis.BMC health services research · 2021Article
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Abstract
Undocumented migrants are a particularly vulnerable group regarding (mental) health, living conditions, and restricted access to health care. The aim and objective of the study was to examine the prevalence and correlates of mental health problems in a help-seeking population of undocumented migrants. Observational study was performed by integrating cross-sectional questionnaire data with retrospective electronic patient record data. Undocumented migrants attending medical and psychological consultation hours of a Netherlands-based non-governmental organization completed the Self-Reporting Questionnaire (SRQ). We examined scores of the instrument's 24 items version (SRQ-24) and its 20 items version (SRQ-20). Correlates of mental health were estimated using parametric tests. On the SRQ-20, 85% (95% CI 77-91%) of the sample (N = 101) scored ≥ 8, the clinical cut-off value for common mental disorders; mean = 12.4 ± 4.6, range 0-20. Adverse life events like physical and sexual assault were reported in 37% of the medical records (N = 99) and had a medium-to-large effect (Cohen's d = 0.76) on SRQ-24 scores. Mental health problems are common in help-seeking undocumented migrants. This study underlines the need of improving access to mental health care for undocumented migrants.
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