dc.creator | Gomez-Salgado, Juan | es |
dc.creator | Carrion-Rico, David | es |
dc.creator | Garcia-Iglesias, Juan Jesus | es |
dc.creator | Climent-Rodriguez, Jose Antonio | es |
dc.creator | Miranda-Plata, Rosario | es |
dc.creator | Pichardo-Hexamer, Rocio | es |
dc.creator | Navarro-Abal, Yolanda | es |
dc.creator | Fagundo-Rivera, Javier | es |
dc.creator | Vaca-Acosta, Rosa Maria | es |
dc.creator | Ruiz-Frutos, Carlos | es |
dc.creator | Allande Cussó, Regina | es |
dc.date.accessioned | 2024-04-22T15:51:44Z | |
dc.date.available | 2024-04-22T15:51:44Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2024 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Gomez-Salgado, J., Carrion-Rico, D., Garcia-Iglesias, J.J., Climent-Rodriguez, J.A., Miranda-Plata, R., Pichardo-Hexamer, R.,...,Allande Cussó, R. (2024). Psychological distress among unemployed migrants settling in southwestern Spain: A cross-sectional study. Medicine, 103 (15), E37418. https://doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000037418. | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0025-7974 | es |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/11441/156976 | |
dc.description.abstract | Migrants living in the informal settlements of Southern Spain tend to have precarious employment and poor living
conditions, making then vulnerable to mental health issues. This study aimed to assess psychological distress in a
sample of unemployed migrants residing in informal settlements in the province of Huelva (southern Spain), during the
fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted during the months of April
to June 2021, through a heteroadministered questionnaire, in informal settlements. The measurement instrument was the
General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12), used to analyze psychological distress, and other sociodemographic and healthrelated variables. Univariate and bivariate descriptive data analysis were performed, using the nonparametric statistics
Mann–Whitney U test, Kruskal–Wallis H test, and Tau β correlation. A categorical regression analysis was performed to
study the relationship between psychological distress and the rest of the variables. The sample consisted of 317 subjects,
83.9% of whom were males, and the mean age was 33.4 years (SD = 10.7 years). The mean score obtained in the
GHQ-12 questionnaire was 13.69 points (SD = 3.86). Significant differences were found between levels of psychological
distress and substance abuse (H = 14.085; P = .049), people who wished to stay in Spain (t = 6987; P = .049), people
who experienced isolation due to COVID-19 contact (t = 1379.5; P = .001), people who needed medical assistance due
to COVID-19 (t = 7.990; P = .018), and those who reported having chronic illnesses (t = 2686.5, P = .02). The mean
score of psychological distress indicates general high levels of psychological distress. Participants who had experienced
isolation due to COVID-19 contact, who consumed substances, and who had chronic illnesses reported the highest levels
of psychological distress. | es |
dc.format | application/pdf | es |
dc.format.extent | 8 p. | es |
dc.language.iso | eng | es |
dc.publisher | Lippincott Williams & Wilkings | es |
dc.relation.ispartof | Medicine, 103 (15), E37418. | |
dc.rights | Atribución-NoComercial 4.0 Internacional | * |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ | * |
dc.subject | COVID-19 | es |
dc.subject | Informal settlements | es |
dc.subject | Migrants | es |
dc.subject | Psychological distress | es |
dc.subject | Public health | es |
dc.subject | Unemployment | es |
dc.title | Psychological distress among unemployed migrants settling in southwestern Spain: A cross-sectional study | es |
dc.type | info:eu-repo/semantics/article | es |
dc.type.version | info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion | es |
dc.rights.accessRights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | es |
dc.contributor.affiliation | Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Enfermería | es |
dc.relation.publisherversion | https://journals.lww.com/md-journal/fulltext/2024/04120/psychological_distress_among_unemployed_migrants.40.aspx | es |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1097/MD.0000000000037418 | es |
dc.journaltitle | Medicine | es |
dc.publication.volumen | 103 | es |
dc.publication.issue | 15 | es |
dc.publication.initialPage | E37418 | es |