A systematic review of studies on resilience and risk and protective factors for health among refugee children in Nordic countries.

ABSTRACT: The Nordic welfare model is often used as an example for the promotion of health and wellbeing, even in vulnerable groups of children, such as refugees. Nonetheless, there are no published reviews on resilience and/or risk and protective factors for physical and mental health among refugee children living in Nordic countries. In this systematic review, we identified 5181 studies on the topic, screened titles, and abstracts, viewed 632, and finally included 26 studies. These studies described 18 samples with a total of 34,080 individuals ranging in ages 0-18 years. Overall, the studies were of good quality. Nearly all studies assessed adversity. Six studies reported physical health outcomes and all studies mental health outcomes, most often post-traumatic stress disorder and anxiety. None e

SUBMITTER: Mattelin E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10894096 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature