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Mental health and quality of life among asylum seekers and refugees living in refugee housing facilities in Sweden
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INTRODUCTION: In 2015, there was a high influx of refugees to Sweden, creating an extreme situation where individuals were forced to remain in large housing facilities for long periods. The present study aims to describe the mental health and quality of life of these individuals. METHODS: Data, based on 510 individuals, were obtained by means of a questionnaire at open screenings conducted at or nearby refugee housing facilities. Of the participating refugees, 367 were asylum seekers and 143 had received a residence permit but were still awaiting a more permanent housing solution. The questionnaire included measures of depressive symptoms (PHQ-9), symptoms of anxiety (GAD-7), risk of having post-traumatic stress disorder (PC-PTSD), and quality of life (WHOQOL-BREF). RESULTS: Of the total sample, 56-58.4% reported clinically significant levels of symptoms of depression, anxiety and risk of having PTSD. Prevalence estimates were higher among asylum seekers than among those who had received their residence permit. Quality of life was generally rated below population norms and correlated negatively with mental health outcomes. CONCLUSIONS: Individuals residing in refugee housing facilities show high levels of psychological distress and rate their quality of life as low. Asylum seekers score higher than those having received a residence permit. These results are troublesome since the wait time for asylum decisions has lengthened considerably after 2015. The results of the present study calls for the urgency of societal actions to shorten the asylum process and improve conditions at the housing facilities.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Leiler, A., Bjärtå, A., Ekdahl, J., & Wasteson, E.
- Affiliations
- Mid Sweden University (SE)
- Corresponding author
- Leiler, Anna
- Venue
- Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology
- Published
- 2018-12-22
- Volume
- 54
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 543-551
- ISSN
- 0933-7954 (ISSN-L)
- 1433-9285
- OpenAlex
- W2906114080
- Cited by
- 155
- References
- 43
- Citations by year
- 2026: 12 · 2025: 17 · 2024: 18 · 2023: 25 · 2022: 34 · 2021: 21 · 2020: 20 · 2019: 6 · 2018: 1
- FWCI
- 14.10
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- hybrid
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- KTH Publication Database DiVA (KTH Royal Institute of Technology) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- Funders
- The Asylum-, Migration-, and Integration Fund – European Commission (I2119)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Migration, Health and Trauma
- Social Sciences › Law › Migration, Racism, and Human Rights
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Migration, Refugees, and Integration
- Keywords
- asylum seekers, refugees, mental health, quality of life, depressive symptoms, anxiety symptoms, post-traumatic stress disorder, psychological distress, asylum procedure, Sweden
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Anxiety, Mental Disorders, Depression, Female, Housing, Humans, Male, Mental Health, Quality of Life, Surveys and Questionnaires, Refugees, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, Sweden, Prevalence, Young Adult
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