Health Group Intervention Among Refugees in Sweden

This prospective intervention study evaluates whether health education and basic body awareness training reduces health care consumption and improves movement quality among refugees in Sweden.

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Key information

Conditions

Migration Stress

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

About this study

Migration is well known to be stressful and to have a negative impact on Health. Multidisciplinary health-promoting group interventions have significantly improved self-rated health. Further, symptom improvement was shown after implementation of physical activity in form of basic body awareness training. In this study a multimodal team consisted of a physiotherapist, nurse, psychologist, dietician, and physician held sessions of three hours weekly for a period of nine weeks. The sessions started with basic body awareness training, followed by theme discussions on symptoms and health strategies. A total of 54 participants completed the intervention. Health care consumption and movement quality were measured before and after the intervention.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Refugees seeking primary care consultation or rehabilitation unit aged 18-65 years were candidates for inclusion. Based on the health care provider's assessment, patients whose health symptoms could be connected to or increased by the migration process were eligible for inclusion -

Exclusion criteria

Treatment and study plan

Health Education

Behavioral

Health information by a multimodal team

Primary outcomes

Health care consumption

Time frame: three months before and after intervention

number of Health care contacts

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Region Östergötland

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2014
Primary completion: 2017
Study completion: 2017
First posted: Jan 30, 2018
Registry last updated: Feb 1, 2018

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.