Role of Social Support on Mental Health Among Resettled Bhutanese Refugees in Ohio.

IF 2 4区医学 Q3 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health Pub Date : 2024-04-01 Epub Date: 2023-10-20 DOI:10.1007/s10903-023-01549-3

Bunsi Chapadia, Saruna Ghimire, Isha Karmacharya, Janardan Subedi, Surendra Bir Adhikari

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Abstract

More than 80% of Bhutanese refugees have resettled in the United States. Social support can lead to better resilience against poor mental health outcomes among this population. This study assessed the role of social support on mental health among the resettled Bhutanese adults in Central Ohio. This study used data collected by the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services on 200 Bhutanese adults in Columbus. Social support was measured using a 12-item perceived social support scale. The 25-item Hopkins Symptoms Checklist was used to quantify depression and anxiety experienced in the past month. One-in-three participants reported mental health problems. Compared to participants with high social support, those with medium (OR 5.28, 95% CI 2.09-13.37) and low social support (OR 10.94, 95% CI 2.53-47.33) had more than 5- and 10-fold increased odds of mental health problems respectively. Future studies could further explore the role of social support on mental health during relocation, resettlement, and acculturation processes.

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社会支持对俄亥俄州重新安置的不丹难民心理健康的作用。

80%以上的不丹难民已在美国重新定居。社会支持可以提高这一人群的心理健康状况。这项研究评估了社会支持对俄亥俄州中部重新安置的不丹成年人心理健康的作用。这项研究使用了俄亥俄州心理健康和成瘾服务部对哥伦布市200名不丹成年人收集的数据。社会支持使用12项感知社会支持量表进行测量。25项霍普金斯症状检查表用于量化过去一个月经历的抑郁和焦虑。三分之一的参与者报告有心理健康问题。与社会支持度高的参与者相比，社会支持度中等（OR 5.28，95%CI 2.09-13.37）和社会支持度低（OR 10.94，95%CI 2.53-47.33）的参与者出现心理健康问题的几率分别增加了5倍和10倍以上。未来的研究可以进一步探索社会支持在搬迁、重新安置和文化适应过程中对心理健康的作用。

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Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH-

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3.70

自引率

5.30%

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104

期刊介绍： Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health is an international forum for the publication of peer-reviewed original research pertaining to immigrant health from contributors in many diverse fields including public health, epidemiology, medicine and nursing, anthropology, sociology, population research, immigration law, and ethics. The journal also publishes review articles, short communications, letters to the editor, and notes from the field.