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Chronic pain, mental health and functional impairment in adult refugees from Syria resettled in Norway: a cross-sectional study

open access: yesBMC Psychiatry, 2022
Background Limited research exists on pain and especially the co-occurrence of pain and mental ill health in general refugee populations. The present study aimed to approximate the prevalence of chronic pain (CP) among adult refugees from Syria resettled
Alexander Nissen   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Forced Migration and Mortality [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Refugee Studies, 2001
In recent years the number of complex humanitarian emergencies around the world has been steadily increasing. War and political, ethnic, racial, and religious strife continually force people to migrate against their will. These forced migrants create a stream of new challenges for relief workers and policy makers.
Charles B. Keely, Holly E. Reed
openaire   +4 more sources

Material Culture and (Forced) Migration: Materialising the transient

open access: yes, 2022
Material Culture and (Forced) Migration argues that materiality is a fundamental dimension of migration. During journeys of migration, people take things with them, or they lose, find and engage things along the way.
A. Lauser, A. Fuhse, P. J. Bräunlein
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Ethics in Forced Migration Research: Taking Stock and Potential Ways Forward

open access: yesJournal on Migration and Human Security, 2021
Migration research poses particular ethical challenges because of legal precarity, the criminalization and politicization of migration, and power asymmetries.
Christina Clark-Kazak
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Global trends in forced migration: Policy, practice and research imperatives for social work

open access: yesInternational Social Work, 2021
Global forced migration rates are the highest since World War II. This article presents an overview of migration and presents an original argument as to the imperatives for social work.
George Palattiyil   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

“I try the one that they say is good.” - factors influencing choice of health care provider and pathways to diabetes care for Syrian refugees in Lebanon

open access: yesConflict and Health, 2021
Background Navigating health systems in host countries can be a challenge for refugees, particularly in a multi-provider system such as Lebanon. Syrian refugees in Lebanon face a high burden of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) including diabetes mellitus.
Flora Haderer   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Visual impairment and employment in Norway

open access: yesBMC Public Health, 2022
Background Past studies have suggested lower employment of people with visual impairment. Reasons for this are less known. This study aimed to examine the employment rates among people with visual impairment, and its association with sociodemographic ...
Audun Brunes, Trond Heir
doaj   +1 more source

Balancing forces in migration [PDF]

open access: yesCurrent Opinion in Cell Biology, 2018
The integrated molecular interactions of proteins can create active biological networks whose material properties and actions can impact a variety of physiological processes. Chief among these is the ability to generate and respond to physical forces.
openaire   +3 more sources

Using indirect methods to understand the impact of forced migration on long-term under-five mortality. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
Despite the large numbers of displaced persons and the often-lengthy periods of displacement, little is known about the impact of forced migration on long-term under-five mortality.
Burnham, G   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

'There’s no media for refugees': Information and communication in camps on the Thai-Burma border

open access: yesPacific Journalism Review, 2017
This article uses the example of camps on the Thai-Burma border to highlight the exclusion of refugees from the common world and subsequent omission of their voices from news coverage. Moreover, the article argues that this exclusion weakens the supposed
Victoria Jack
doaj   +1 more source

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