Issues in Mental Health Nursing
Volume 38, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 344-351

Methodological Challenges in Conducting Research with Refugee Women (Article)

Baird M.* , Bimali M. , Cott A. , Brimacombe M. , Ruhland-Petty T. , Daley C.
  • a School of Nursing, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, United States
  • b Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Kansas School of Medicine, Wichita, KS, United States
  • c Rediscover Mental Health, Kansas City, MO, United States
  • d Department of Biostatistics, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, United States
  • e University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO, United States
  • f Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, United States

Abstract

The purpose of this pilot study was to evaluate the acceptability and feasibility of a 10-week community-based, culturally tailored mental health intervention, called Healthy Sudanese Families, with 12 South Sudanese refugee women living in a metropolitan area of the Midwestern United States. This mixed-methods study used the Dinka and Arabic versions of the Hopkins Symptoms Checklist-25 to measure indicators of anxiety and depression and a final focus group to evaluate the women's responses to the intervention. The women found the mental health intervention acceptable and relevant. Methodological challenges encountered in cross-cultural research with refugees are discussed. © 2017 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.

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anxiety depression refugee mental health service anxiety disorder nursing mental health human Refugees Sudanese Depressive Disorder Anxiety Disorders Feasibility Studies checklist ethnology United States Humans psychology female pilot study clinical article symptom Community Mental Health Services feasibility study organization and management adult migration patient attitude Culturally Competent Care Emigration and Immigration Patient Acceptance of Health Care transcultural care Midwestern United States Sudan
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DOI: 10.1080/01612840.2017.1291775
ISSN: 01612840
Cited by: 3
Original Language: English