Assessing the Cultural Fit of a Digital Sleep Intervention for Refugees in Germany: Qualitative Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Digital interventions have been suggested to facilitate access to mental health care for refugees, who experience structural, linguistic, and cultural barriers to mental health care. Sleep-e, a digital sleep intervention originally developed for German teachers, has been culturally adapted for refugees in Germany mainly coming from African and Middle East countries. With the increasing number of refugees from Ukraine and the associated diversity of cultural backgrounds among refugees in Germany, it is essential to assess whether existing digital interventions are culturally appropriate for this target group as well.

Objective

The study aimed to investigate the perceived cultural appropriateness of Sleep-e in both its original and culturally adapted versions among

SUBMITTER: Blomenkamp M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12006774 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature