Subjective quality of life in war-affected populations
Exposure to traumatic war events may lead to a reduction in quality of life for many years. Research suggests that these impairments may be associated with posttraumatic stress symptoms ; however, wars also has a profound impact on social conditions. Systematic studies utilising subjective quality o...
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Bmc public health 13 (2013), 1 ; str. 624-621 |
| Glavni autori: | Matanov, Aleksandra (-), Giacco, Domenico (Author), Bogić, Marija, Frančišković, Tanja, Galeazzi, Gian Maria, Kučukalić, Abdulah, Lečić-Toševski, Dušica, Morina, Nexmedin, Popovski, Mihailo, Scutzwhol, Matthias, Priebe, Stefan, Ajduković, Dean |
| Vrsta građe: | Članak |
| Jezik: | eng |
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| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Subjective quality of life in war-affected populations / |c Matanov, Aleksandra ; Giacco, Domenico ; Bogić, Marija ; Ajduković, Dean ; Frančišković, Tanja ; Galeazzi, Gian Maria ; Kučukalić, Abdulah ; Lečić-Toševski, Dušica ; Morina, Nexmedin ; Popovski, Mihailo ; Scutzwhol, Matthias ; Priebe, Stefan. |
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| 520 | |a Exposure to traumatic war events may lead to a reduction in quality of life for many years. Research suggests that these impairments may be associated with posttraumatic stress symptoms ; however, wars also has a profound impact on social conditions. Systematic studies utilising subjective quality of life (SQOL) measures are particularly rare and research in post-conflict settings is scarce. Whether social factors independently affect SQOL after war in addition to symptoms has not been explored in large scale studies. War-affected community samples were recruited through a random-walk technique in five Balkan countries and through registers and networking in three Western European countries. The interviews were carried out on average 8 years after the war in the Balkans. SQOL was assessed on Manchester Short Assessment of Quality of Life - MANSA. We explored the impact of war events, posttraumatic stress symptoms and post-war environment on SQOL. We interviewed 3313 Balkan residents and 854 refugees in Western Europe. The MANSA mean score was 4.8 (SD = 0.9) for the Balkan sample and 4.7 (SD = 0.9) for refugees. In both samples participants were explicitly dissatisfied with their employment and financial situation. Posttraumatic stress symptoms had a strong negative impact on SQOL. Traumatic war events were directly linked with lower SQOL in Balkan residents. The post-war environment influenced SQOL in both groups: unemployment was associated with lower SQOL and recent contacts with friends with higher SQOL. Experiencing more migration-related stressors was linked to poorer SQOL in refugees. Both posttraumatic stress symptoms and aspects of the post-war environment independently influence SQOL in war-affected populations. Aid programmes to improve wellbeing following the traumatic war events should include both treatment of posttraumatic symptoms and social interventions. | ||
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| 700 | 1 | |a Giacco, Domenico |4 aut | |
| 700 | 1 | |a Bogić, Marija |4 aut | |
| 700 | 1 | |a Frančišković, Tanja |4 aut | |
| 700 | 1 | |a Galeazzi, Gian Maria |4 aut | |
| 700 | 1 | |a Kučukalić, Abdulah |4 aut | |
| 700 | 1 | |a Lečić-Toševski, Dušica |4 aut | |
| 700 | 1 | |a Morina, Nexmedin |4 aut | |
| 700 | 1 | |a Popovski, Mihailo |4 aut | |
| 700 | 1 | |a Scutzwhol, Matthias |4 aut | |
| 700 | 1 | |a Priebe, Stefan |4 aut | |
| 700 | 1 | |9 396 |a Ajduković, Dean |4 aut | |
| 773 | 0 | |t Bmc public health |x 1471-2458 |g 13 (2013), 1 ; str. 624-621 | |
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| 856 | 4 | |u http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/624 |y Elektronička verzija članka | |
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