Enablers of psychological well-being for refugees and asylum seekers living in transitional countries: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT: The purpose of this systematic review was to locate and synthesise existing peer-reviewed quantitative and qualitative evidence regarding enablers of psychological well-being among refugees and asylum seekers living in transitional countries and for whom migration status is not final. Systematic searches were conducted in nine databases: Academic Search Premier, CINAHL, Embase, Emcare, Medline, Psychology and Behavioral Science, PsycINFO, Scopus, and Web of Science. Search terms were related to refugees and asylum seekers, enablers, and psychological well-being. Studies were limited to those conducted in the last 20 years, with participants who were refugees and asylum seekers with no legal residency status, aged 16 years and above, and living in transit host countries without UNHCR resett

SUBMITTER: Posselt M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7380010 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature