The association between visa insecurity and mental health, disability and social engagement in refugees living in Australia.

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHOTRAUMATOLOGY(2019)

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Background: The vast majority of the world's refugees and people seeking asylum live in a state of sustained displacement. Little is known, however, about the mental health impact of prolonged insecurity.Objective: This study aimed to investigate the association between insecure visa status and mental health, suicidality, disability and social engagement in a sample of refugees and asylum-seekers living in AustraliaMethod: Participants were 1,085 refugees with secure (i.e. permanent residency or Australian citizenship, n = 826, 76.1%) and insecure (i.e. asylum-seeker claim, bridging visa, temporary visa, n = 259, 23.9%) visa status who had arrived in Australia since January 2011, and were from Arabic, Farsi, Tamil or English-speaking backgrounds. Participants completed an online survey assessing pre- and post-migration experiences, mental health, disability and social engagement.Results: Results indicated that, after controlling for background factors, refugees with insecure visas had significantly greater PTSD symptoms, depression symptoms, thoughts of being better off dead and suicidal intent compared to those with secure visas. There were no group differences in disability. Refugees with insecure visas received support from significantly more groups in the Australian community than those with secure visas. Further, refugees with insecure visa status who had low group membership showed greater depression symptoms and suicidal intent than those with secure visa status who had low group membership.Conclusion: Findings highlight the negative mental health consequences of living in a state of protracted uncertainty for refugees and people seeking asylum, and the key role of social engagement in influencing mental health amongst insecure visa holders. Results also underscore the importance of designing and implementing policies and services that facilitate improved mental health for those with visa insecurity. Antecedentes: la mayoria de los refugiados del mundo y las personas que solicitan asilo viven en un estado de desplazamiento sostenido. Sin embargo, se conoce muy poco sobre el impacto en la salud mental de la inseguridad prolongada.Objetivo: este estudio investiga la asociacion entre el estatus inseguro de la visa y la salud mental, la suicidalidad, la discapacidad y la participacion social en una gran muestra de refugiados y solicitantes de asilo que viven en Australia.Metodologia: Los participantes fueron 1.085 refugiados. Un grupo tenia un estatus seguro de la visa (como por ejemplo residencia permanente o ciudadania australiana n=826, 76.1%) y otro grupo tenia un estatus inseguro de su visa (como por ejemplo solicitantes de asilo, visa puente(1), visas temporales, n = 259, 23,9%). Los sujetos llegaron a Australia desde Enero de 2011, y eran de origen arabe, farsi, tamil o angloparlante. Los participantes completaron un cuestionario online que evaluaba las experiencias pre y post migracion, salud mental, discapacidad y participacion social.Resultados: Los resultados indican que despues de controlar factores contextuales importantes, los refugiados con visas inseguras tuvieron sintomas de TEPT significativamente mayores (beta =0.15, 95%; intervalo de confianza (IC) = 0,05-0,26), sintomas depresivos (beta =0.22, 95% CI=0.069-0.34), pensamientos de estar mejor muerto (OR=1.9, 95% CI=1.26-2.89) e intentos suicidas (OR=2.41, 95% CI=1.03-5.62), comparados con aquellos que contaban con visas seguras. No existen diferencias entre grupos para la discapacidad. Los refugiados con visas inseguras recibieron el apoyo de muchos mas grupos que aquellos que tenian visas seguras (Chi - cuadrado de Wald= 33.01, p <.001). Ademas, los refugiados con estatus de visa inseguro con baja pertenencia al grupo mostraron mayores sintomas de depresion (B=0.17, t=3.85, p <.001) e intentos suicidas que aquellos que tenian un estatus de visa seguro y una baja pertenencia a un grupo (B=-1.25, OR=0.29, p =0.006).Conclusion: Los resultados destacan las consecuencias negativas para la salud mental de vivir en un estado de incertidumbre prolongada para los refugiados y las personas que solicitan asilo, y el papel clave de la participacion social para influir en la salud mental entre los titulares de visas inseguras. Los resultados tambien subrayan la importancia de disenar e implementar politicas y servicios que faciliten una mejor salud mental para las personas con visas inseguras. ???????????????????????????????,???????????????????????????????????????????????????????, ??, ???????????????????1,085??2011?1???????, ???, ??????????????????????,?826???(76.1%)???????(???????????????),259???(23.9%)????(?????????, ????, ????)????????????????, ????, ????????????????????,?????????????,??????????,??????PTSD??(beta= 0.15,95%????(CI)= 0.05-0.26), ????(beta= 0.22,95%CI = 0.069 -0.34), ?????????(OR = 1.9,95%CI = 1.26-2.89)?????(OR = 2.41,95%CI = 1.03-5.62)??????????????????????????????????????????(Wald??(1)= 33.01,p <.001)???,?????, ?????????????????(B = -1.25,t = 3.85,t = 3.85,p <.001)???????????, ???????????(OR = 0.29,p = 0.006)????????????????????????????????????????,????????????????????????????????, ??????????????????????????
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Psychological trauma,depression,suicide,refugees,visa status,social engagement,Trastorno de estres postraumatico,Depresion,Suicidio,Refugiados,Estatus de la visa,Participacion social,???????,??,??,??,????,????,center dot Little is known about the mental health impact of prolonged insecurity in people from a refugee background,center dot We investigated mental health,social engagement and disability in a sample of 1085 refugees with secure and insecure visa status,center dot Refugees with insecure visa status reported greater PTSD symptoms,depression symptoms and suicidality than those with secure visa status,center dot Refugees with insecure visa status who were active members of more social groups showed lower depression and suicidality than those who reported low group involvement,center dot The mental health effects of visa insecurity should be considered in service and policy development
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