ArticleNature. Mental health2024
Psychological stress, cardiovascular disease and somatic pain in asylum seekers: a retrospective cross-sectional study.
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- Post-migration Social Determinants of Health in Asylum Seekers: A Retrospective Qualitative Study.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2026Article
- Holistic approaches to trauma rehabilitation for forced migrants: assessing sleep as an associated factor for mental health, pain, and cardiovascular health.Journal of migration and health · 2026Article
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Abstract
The refugee experience is a known risk factor for psychological stress, cardiovascular disease (CVD) and somatic pain. However, the prevalence and comorbidity of these health outcomes in asylum seekers is not elucidated. Here we performed a retrospective, cross-sectional study in which the forensic medical evaluations of 453 globally representative US asylum seekers were analyzed. Outcomes included the prevalence of symptoms of psychological stress, CVD, somatic pain and their comorbidity. Symptoms of psychological stress, CVD and somatic pain were documented in 94%, 47% and 50% of participants, respectively; 46% reported both CVD and stress symptoms, and 31% reported all three. Palpitations, presyncope/syncope, stroke symptoms and chest pain were reported in 33%, 25%, 20% and 16% of individuals with CVD symptoms, respectively. Furthermore, both stress symptoms and pain symptoms were each strongly predictive of comorbid CVD symptoms. These findings indicate that asylum seekers experience a high burden of comorbid and interrelated psychological stress, CVD and somatic pain.
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