Quality of life and affecting factors of syrian healthcare workers working in immigrant health centers in Sanliurfa

Beyazgül, Burcu; Koruk, İbrahim; Allahverdi, Sule; Kuzan, Rüstem

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“…Just like the social adaptation, these reasons and the historical and geographical proximity between the two countries may have positively affected the quality of life of refugee physicians and may be effective in lower depression and anxiety scores as well. It has been reported in the literature that the quality of life scores of the healthcare workers working in the migrant health centers in Şanlıurfa, one of the cities with a large population of Syrian refugees in Turkey, was also higher than expected [17]. In light of these results, it can be inferred from the relevant literature that the quality of life of Syrian refugee doctors in Turkey is relatively high when compared to the ones in a similar situation [18][19][20].…”

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Quality of Life and Psychometric Characteristics of Syrian Refugee Physicians Who Migrated to Turkey: A Cross-sectional Study

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Dağcıoğlu

2023

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Background: The concept of migration comes with various problems, affecting the quality of life and psychological state of immigrants. This study aimed to investigate the quality of life and depression and anxiety states of physicians who immigrated to Turkey after the civil war that started in Syria in 2011. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, a socio-demographic questionnaire form, the short version of the World Health Organization’s quality of life assessment tool (WHOQOL-BREF), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) were applied to Syrian doctors who received integration training to work in refugee health centers established for immigrants in Turkey. Results: A total of 570 participants were included in the study. The median scores of WHOQOL-BREF domains of the participants were 75 for DOM1 (min:25, max:100, IQR:18), 69 for DOM2 (min:6, max:100, IQR:25), 69 for DOM3 (min:0, max:100, IQR:19) and 63 for DOM4 (min:0, max:94, IQR:19). The median BDI score of the participants was 7 (min:0, max:41, IQR:8), and the median BAI score was 5 (min:0, max:50, IQR:8). Having primary care experience, having knowledge about the Turkish health system, believing that they can adapt to work in refugee health centers and not having a plan to return to their country were found to be associated with a higher score in at least one of the WHOQOL-BREF sub-domains. Planning to turn back their country was significantly associated with higher BAI scores. Conclusions: The quality of life of refugee physicians in Turkey was higher than that of refugees in a similar situation. In addition, BDI and BAI scores were below the expected values. Further qualitative studies that allow in-depth analyses may reveal underlying factors for this situation.

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Quality of Life and Psychometric Characteristics of Syrian Refugee Physicians Who Migrated to Turkey: A Cross-sectional Study

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Dağcıoğlu

2023

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“…Besides social adaptation, these reasons and the historical and geographical proximity of the two countries may have positively impacted the quality of life of the refugee doctors and may also be effective in reducing depression and anxiety levels. The literature also reports that the quality-of-life scores of health professionals working in migrant health centers in Şanlıurfa, one of the cities with a large population of Syrian refugees in Turkey, were also higher than expected [ 18 ]. Another substantial study argued that Turkey's immigration policy is quite comprehensive and effective compared to the policies adopted by various countries to integrate immigrants.…”

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Quality of Life and Psychometric Characteristics of Syrian Refugee Physicians Who Migrated to Turkey: A Cross-Sectional Study

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Dagcioglu

2023

International Journal of Clinical Practice

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Background. The concept of migration comes with various problems, affecting the quality of life and psychological state of immigrants. This study aimed to investigate the quality of life and depression and anxiety states of physicians who immigrated to Turkey after the civil war that started in Syria in 2011. Methods. In this cross-sectional study, a sociodemographic questionnaire form, the short version of the World Health Organization’s quality of life assessment tool (WHOQOL-BREF), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), and Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) were applied to Syrian doctors who received integration training to work in refugee health centers established for immigrants in Turkey. Results. A total of 570 participants were included in the study. The median scores of WHOQOL-BREF domains of the participants were 75 for DOM1 (min: 25, max: 100, IQR: 18), 69 for DOM2 (min: 6, max: 100, IQR: 25), 69 for DOM3 (min: 0, max: 100, IQR: 19), and 63 for DOM4 (min: 0, max: 94, IQR: 19). The median BDI score of the participants was 7 (min: 0, max: 41, IQR: 8), and the median BAI score was 5 (min: 0, max: 50, IQR: 8). Having primary care experience, having knowledge about the Turkish healthcare system, believing that they can adapt to work in refugee health centers, and not having a plan to return to their country were found to be associated with a higher score in at least one of the WHOQOL-BREF subdomains. Planning to turn back their country was significantly associated with higher BAI scores. Conclusions. The overall quality of life of most refugee physicians in Turkey was high, and the BDI and BAI scores were also below the threshold values. Further qualitative studies that allow in-depth analyses may reveal underlying factors for this situation.

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Quality of life and affecting factors of syrian healthcare workers working in immigrant health centers in Sanliurfa

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Quality of Life and Psychometric Characteristics of Syrian Refugee Physicians Who Migrated to Turkey: A Cross-sectional Study

Quality of Life and Psychometric Characteristics of Syrian Refugee Physicians Who Migrated to Turkey: A Cross-sectional Study

Quality of Life and Psychometric Characteristics of Syrian Refugee Physicians Who Migrated to Turkey: A Cross-Sectional Study

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