Chronic pain, mental health and functional impairment in adult refugees from Syria resettled in Norway: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Limited research exists on pain and especially the co-occurrence of pain and mental ill health in general refugee populations. The present study aimed to approximate the prevalence of chronic pain (CP) among adult refugees from Syria resettled in Norway; investigate the association between CP and mental ill health; and explore how CP and mental ill health associate with both perceived general health and functional impairment. Gender as potential effect modifier in these associations was also examined.

Methods

Cross-sectional, postal survey questionnaire.

Inclusion criteria

≥ 18 years old; refugee from Syria; and arrived in Norway between 2015 and 2017. Study sample was randomly drawn from full population registries, and n = 902 participated (participation r

SUBMITTER: Nissen A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9404590 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature