Do Syrian Refugees Perceive Improved Physical and Mental Health a Year After Resettling in Canada?

Tuck, Andrew. (Added Author). Oda, Anna. (Added Author). Hynie, Michaela. (Added Author). Canadian Electronic Library (Firm) (distributor.).

Summary: We explored if self-perceived mental and physical health improved over time, what would impact this for a sample of Syrian refugees. Participants arrived in Canada between July 2015 and July 2016 and completed baseline and follow-up surveys which measured health with the RAND-36 tool. We found that physical health increased insignificantly, while mental health at follow-up was significantly higher (58.66, S.D. 11.44) than at baseline (56.81, S.D.12.12; t=-2.29, df=199, p<0.023). Multivariate analysis showed that sponsorship status (GAR versus PSR) was not a significant predictor of health at follow-up.

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Physical Description: remote
1 online resource (13 pages).
Publisher: Toronto, ON, CA: Wellesley Institute, 2019.

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