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Mental Health Problems of Syrian Refugee Children: Post-Traumatic Stress, Depression and Anxiety
Emriye Hilal Yayan1, Mehmet Emin Düken2, Aynur Aytekin Özdemir3
1Department of Child Health and Disease Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Inönü University, 44280 Malatya, Turkey.
Purpose:
This study aims to examine the levels of post-traumatic stress, depression and anxiety in Syrian children who live in refugee camps.
Designs And Methods:
This descriptive and correlational study was conducted using the Child Post-Traumatic Stress Reaction Index (CPTS-RI), the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory for Children-Trait Form (STAIC-Trait Form) and the Children's Depression Inventory (CDI). The study sample included 1115 Syrian refugee children.
Results:
The mean age of refugee children was 10.53 ± 2.79 years. Of them, 52% were males and 38% had no diseases while 74% were smokers and smoked 8.39 ± 6.85 cigarettes per day. The children's mean score on CPTS-RI, STAIC-Trait Form and CDI was found to be 60.59 ± 14.50, 54.11 ± 14.55 and 47.57 ± 10.97, respectively. The regression analysis revealed that anxiety and depression had a statistically significant association with post-traumatic stress.
Conclusions:
The study findings revealed that refugee children have physical and psychosocial health problems and experience a high level of post-traumatic stress, depression and anxiety.
Practice Implications:
In this context, the study recommends that nursing practices should be developed considering that children may have mental health problems due to war.
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