The association between COVID-19 related stressors and mental health in refugees living in Australia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Refugees may be particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health due to their traumatic pasts and the challenges of the postmigration environment.

Objective

To evaluate the prevalence of COVID-19 related stressors and their relationship to key mental health and functioning outcomes in a resettled refugee sample.

Method

N = 656 refugees and asylum seekers living in Australia completed a survey in June 2020 to index their mental health (posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, health anxiety and disability) and COVID-19 experiences. The relationship between COVID-19 stressors and mental health was examined using a series of hierarchical linear regression models while controlling for other key demographic

SUBMITTER: Liddell BJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8382014 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature