Maria Gottvall
Biographic Data
| ID | 7560367 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Maria Gottvall |
| GIVEN NAMES | Maria |
| FAMILY NAME | Gottvall |
| SIGNATURE | GOTTVALL M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Uppsala University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5837-8263 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
We need a warm hug to remind us that we are loved’: A qualitative study of psychosocial health and wellbeing among lesbian forced migrants
Lesbian forced migrants face a range of challenges impacting their health and wellbeing. Loneliness is a pressing concern, while social support among peers is highly desired and appreciated. Lesbian forced migrants emphasize the importance of accessible and affirming health services, including respectful behaviors and appropriate utilization of interpreters promoting client safety. Peer support has the potential to offer comfort and belonging, bu…
Addressing the Health Needs of Underserved Populations Through Public Contribution: Prioritisation and Development of a Peer Support Intervention for Sexual and Gender Minority Forced Migrants
INTRODUCTION: The health of underserved populations, including sexual and gender minority forced migrants, is a pressing global concern. Public contribution in research has the potential to enhance prioritisation and aid in intervention development, but has been criticised due to a lack of sufficient diversity and engagement with underserved populations. METHODS: The core research team conducted eight workshops together with eight experts by live…
Pre-migration trauma and post-migration health burdens among sexuality and gender minority forced migrants: An exploratory qualitative study
Worldwide, too many sexuality and gender minority individuals face significant danger due to their identity(ies), compelling them to seek refuge in another country. This qualitative study explored the pre-migration trauma and post-migration health burdens of sexuality and gender minority forced migrants in Sweden. Between April and June 2023, 34 participants were recruited using convenience, purposive, and snowball sampling and interviewed indivi…
Mental health and societal challenges among forced migrants of diverse sexual orientations, gender identities and gender expressions: Health professionals’ descriptions and interpretations
The aim of this study was to explore health professionals' descriptions and interpretations of post-migration mental health and societal challenges among forced migrants with diverse sexual orientations, gender identities and gender expressions. Participants representing seven professions were recruited by a combination of convenience, purposive and snowball sampling. Data were collected through focus groups and individual interviews, analysed wi…
Social support attenuates the link between torture exposure and post-traumatic stress disorder among male and female Syrian refugees in Sweden
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study is threefold: (i) to establish the psychometric properties and gender invariance of ENRICHD Social Support Inventory (ESSI), which was used for the first time in the present study in the population of Syrian refugees resettled in Sweden; (ii) to assess whether gender moderates the associations between social support, exposure to torture and PTSD; (iii) to assess whether social support mediates the association bet…
Health-related quality of life among Syrian refugees resettled in Sweden
Our results concerning long-lasting health problems among the study population indicate that there is a profound need for policies and interventions promoting refugees' health. Our results also show that social support, a modifiable factor, is relevant to refugees' overall health, pointing to the importance of public health interventions and policies targeting the facilitation, mobilization and enhancing of refugees' social support
Development and Preliminary Validation of Refugee Trauma History Checklist (RTHC)—A Brief Checklist for Survey Studies
The proposed refugee trauma history checklist (RTHC) consists of 2 × 8 items, concerning PTEs that occurred before and during the respondents' flight, respectively. Results show low item non-response and adequate psychometric properties Conclusion: RTHC is a usable tool for providing self-report data on refugee trauma history surveys of community samples. The core set of included events can be augmented and slight modifications can be applied to …
Immigrant women's experiences and views on the prevention of cervical cancer: A qualitative study
BACKGROUND: Many Western countries have cervical cancer screening programmes and have implemented nation-wide human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination programmes for preventing cervical cancer. OBJECTIVE: To explore immigrant women's experiences and views on the prevention of cervical cancer, screening, HPV vaccination and condom use. DESIGN: An exploratory qualitative study. The Health Belief Model (HBM) was used as a theoretical framework. SETTIN…
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Immigrant women's experiences and views on the prevention of cervical cancer: A qualitative study
BACKGROUND: Many Western countries have cervical cancer screening programmes and have implemented nation-wide human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination programmes for preventing cervical cancer. OBJECTIVE: To explore immigrant women's experiences and views on the prevention of cervical cancer, screening, HPV vaccination and condom use. DESIGN: An exploratory qualitative study. The Health Belief Model (HBM) was used as a theoretical framework. SETTIN…
Development and Preliminary Validation of Refugee Trauma History Checklist (RTHC)—A Brief Checklist for Survey Studies
The proposed refugee trauma history checklist (RTHC) consists of 2 × 8 items, concerning PTEs that occurred before and during the respondents' flight, respectively. Results show low item non-response and adequate psychometric properties Conclusion: RTHC is a usable tool for providing self-report data on refugee trauma history surveys of community samples. The core set of included events can be augmented and slight modifications can be applied to …
Social support attenuates the link between torture exposure and post-traumatic stress disorder among male and female Syrian refugees in Sweden
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study is threefold: (i) to establish the psychometric properties and gender invariance of ENRICHD Social Support Inventory (ESSI), which was used for the first time in the present study in the population of Syrian refugees resettled in Sweden; (ii) to assess whether gender moderates the associations between social support, exposure to torture and PTSD; (iii) to assess whether social support mediates the association bet…
Health-related quality of life among Syrian refugees resettled in Sweden
Our results concerning long-lasting health problems among the study population indicate that there is a profound need for policies and interventions promoting refugees' health. Our results also show that social support, a modifiable factor, is relevant to refugees' overall health, pointing to the importance of public health interventions and policies targeting the facilitation, mobilization and enhancing of refugees' social support
Mental health and societal challenges among forced migrants of diverse sexual orientations, gender identities and gender expressions: Health professionals’ descriptions and interpretations
The aim of this study was to explore health professionals' descriptions and interpretations of post-migration mental health and societal challenges among forced migrants with diverse sexual orientations, gender identities and gender expressions. Participants representing seven professions were recruited by a combination of convenience, purposive and snowball sampling. Data were collected through focus groups and individual interviews, analysed wi…
Addressing the Health Needs of Underserved Populations Through Public Contribution: Prioritisation and Development of a Peer Support Intervention for Sexual and Gender Minority Forced Migrants
INTRODUCTION: The health of underserved populations, including sexual and gender minority forced migrants, is a pressing global concern. Public contribution in research has the potential to enhance prioritisation and aid in intervention development, but has been criticised due to a lack of sufficient diversity and engagement with underserved populations. METHODS: The core research team conducted eight workshops together with eight experts by live…
Pre-migration trauma and post-migration health burdens among sexuality and gender minority forced migrants: An exploratory qualitative study
Worldwide, too many sexuality and gender minority individuals face significant danger due to their identity(ies), compelling them to seek refuge in another country. This qualitative study explored the pre-migration trauma and post-migration health burdens of sexuality and gender minority forced migrants in Sweden. Between April and June 2023, 34 participants were recruited using convenience, purposive, and snowball sampling and interviewed indivi…
We need a warm hug to remind us that we are loved’: A qualitative study of psychosocial health and wellbeing among lesbian forced migrants
Lesbian forced migrants face a range of challenges impacting their health and wellbeing. Loneliness is a pressing concern, while social support among peers is highly desired and appreciated. Lesbian forced migrants emphasize the importance of accessible and affirming health services, including respectful behaviors and appropriate utilization of interpreters promoting client safety. Peer support has the potential to offer comfort and belonging, bu…
Migration, Health and Trauma (8 works) · Medicine (7 works) · Political science (5 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Clinical Psychology (4 works) · Mental health (4 works) · Public health (4 works) · Qualitative research (4 works) · Refugee (4 works)