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Migration Stress-Related Challenges Associated with Perceived Quality of Life

A Qualitative Analysis of Iranian Refugees and Swedish Patients

Bibliographic Data

ID2397530
AuthorsSolvig Ekblad (0000-0002-8073-5415), Azra Abazari (National Institute for Psychosocial Factors and Health, Stockholm), Nils-Gustaf Eriksson (Karolinska Hospital, Sundbyberg, Sweden), Nils‐Gustaf Eriksson (Karolinska University Hospital)
Year1999
Volume36
Issue3
Pages329-345
Publication date1999-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueTranscultural Psychiatry (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1363-4615 • E-ISSN: 1461-7471
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/136346159903600307
OpenAlexW2064823097
LanguageEN
Citations received8
References cited17

The question of how quality of life is expressed and perceived by refugee patients seeking health care has been neglected in the literature. This pilot study examined perceptions of quality of life among Iranian refugees in Sweden. Fourteen Iranian refugees and eight Swedish primary health care patients were interviewed using a qualitative method focusing on perceived quality of life. Among patients seeking health care, Iranians with war-related experiences, migration stress and refugee status perceived quality of life differently than Swedish patients. Of the six World Health Organization quality of life domains, three were mentioned by both study groups, although with different content. The observed differences may reflect narrative structures linking trauma, culture and quality of life at the individual level

Health care · Narrative · Perception · Political science · Qualitative analysis · Qualitative research · Refugee · Sociology · Clinical Psychology · Family Support in Illness · Health, psychology, and well-being · Medicine · Migration, Health and Trauma · Nursing · Psychology · Gerontology

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Unique citing works8
Citations per year0,33
Citation span2002 - 2015 (14)
Citation velocityhistorical
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 8
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