Migration-related determinants of health-related quality of life of persons with direct migration background in Germany: a study based on the German Socio-Economic Panel.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Persons with a direct migration background made up a share of around 17% of the total German population in the year 2020. Not much is known about migration-related determinants of health-related quality of life (HrQoL) of persons with direct migration background. This study aimed to analyze the associations between HrQoL, sociodemographic, and migration-related characteristics of persons with direct migration background in Germany.

Methods

The sample of this study was based on four waves (2014, 2016, 2018, and 2020) of the migration samples (M1 and M2) of the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP). The SF-12 was used to measure HrQoL using its mental (MCS) and physical (PCS) component summary scores. Missing information was replaced by multiple imputation by chained

SUBMITTER: Grochtdreis T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10859458 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature