Approaching the vulnerability of refugees: evaluation of cross-cultural psychiatric training of staff in mental health care and refugee reception in Sweden

BMC Medical Education

Marie Dahlin²  Michael Ioannou¹  Ann-Sofie Edlund³  Sofie Bäärnhielm³ 

[1] Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Göteborg, Sweden;Center for Psychiatry Research and Education, Stockholm County Council & Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden;Transcultural Centre, Stockholm County Council, S:t Göran’s Hospital, Floor 13, 112 81 Stockholm, Sweden

关键词: Refugees;    Mental health;    Training;    Culture;   

Others  :  1090916
DOI  :  10.1186/1472-6920-14-207

 received in 2014-03-28, accepted in 2014-09-16,  发布年份 2014

【 摘 要 】

Background

This study evaluates the outcomes of cross-cultural mental health training given to professionals in health care and refugee reception in Stockholm, Sweden.

Methods

A mixed method approach, with quantitative data from questionnaires (n = 232) and ten qualitative focus group interviews, was used.

Results

After training, the participants reported that the hindering effect of lack of knowledge on their work decreased significantly from 2.81 (SD1.22) before, to 2.29 (SD1.00) (p < 0.001). Focus group interviews contributed to an understanding of this. According to findings from focus group interviews, after training, the participants shifted from emphasising communication barriers towards empathy with refugees with mental ill-health.

Conclusion

Training resulted in an increased experienced capacity among participants to understand the social vulnerability of newly-arrived refugees with mental distress. However, the lack of collaboration and the structural barriers between the different organisations were not affected.

【 授权许可】

   
2014 Bäärnhielm et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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