Health-Related Quality of Life Among Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Northern Greece
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We aimed at assessing the health-related quality-of-life (HRQoL) of refugees and asylum seekers in Northern Greece. The SF-36 Health Survey was used to assess participants' HRQoL. Participants were contacted in person. Correlation and dependence tests were employed to examine the association of participants' demographic, residence-related and medical-related characteristics with the two SF-36 component (physical-PCS/mental-MCS) scales. Regressions were conducted to investigate the effect of these characteristics on component scales. Refugees and asylum seekers (n = 161) living in urban apartments and camps in Northern Greece participated in the study reporting poor HRQoL (PCS = 43.9, MCS = 39.5). Age, gender, duration of stay, benefits offered by Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs), type of accommodation, suffering from a serious health problem and receipt of medication were associated with HRQoL. This study constitutes the first research assessing HRQoL of refugees and asylum seekers in Northern Greece.
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- Authors
- Beza, S., Mavrodi, A. G., Kyratso, G., & Aletras, V. H.
- Affiliations
- University of Macedonia (GR)
- Corresponding author
- Mavrodi, Afentoula G.
- Venue
- Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
- Published
- 2021-04-08
- Volume
- 24
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 437-444
- ISSN
- 1557-1912 (ISSN-L)
- 1557-1920
- OpenAlex
- W3148696920
- Cited by
- 24
- References
- 26
- Citations by year
- 2026: 3 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 11
- FWCI
- 3.25
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Migration, Health and Trauma
- Social Sciences › Health › Migration, Racism, and Human Rights
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Migration, Identity, and Health
- Keywords
- health-related quality of life, refugees, asylum seekers, SF-36, physical component summary, mental component summary, refugee camps, non-governmental organizations, accommodation type, duration of stay, access to medicines, Northern Greece
- MeSH terms
- Greece, Housing, Humans, Quality of Life, Refugees
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