Recruitment and Baseline Characteristics of Participants in the “Sanadak” Trial: A Self-Help App for Syrian Refugees with Post-traumatic Stress

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dc.citation.issue20
dc.citation.volume17
dc.contributor.authorRöhr S
dc.contributor.authorJung FU
dc.contributor.authorRenner A
dc.contributor.authorPlexnies A
dc.contributor.authorHoffmann R
dc.contributor.authorDams J
dc.contributor.authorGrochtdreis T
dc.contributor.authorKönig H-H
dc.contributor.authorKersting A
dc.contributor.authorRiedel-Heller SG
dc.coverage.spatialSwitzerland
dc.date.accessioned2023-11-22T23:34:22Z
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-25T06:48:43Z
dc.date.available2020-10-18
dc.date.available2023-11-22T23:34:22Z
dc.date.available2024-07-25T06:48:43Z
dc.date.issued2020-10
dc.description.abstractMany Syrian refugees residing in Germany have been exposed to traumatizing events, while treatment options are scarce. Therefore, the self-help app “Sanadak” was developed to target post-traumatic stress in Syrian refugees. We aimed to inspect the recruitment and baseline characteristics of the participants in the trial, which is conducted to evaluate the app. Analyses were based on the recruitment sample (n = 170) and the trial sample (n = 133). Data were collected during structured face-to-face interviews in the Arabic language. Targeted outcomes included post-traumatic stress (primary; Post-traumatic Diagnostic Scale for DSM-5/PDS-5) and depressive symptoms, anxiety, resilience, among others (secondary). Recruited individuals were M = 32.8 (SD = 11.2, range = 18–65) years old; 38.8% were women. The average PDS-5 score was 23.6 (SD = 13.2) regarding trauma exposure, which was most frequently related to experiencing military- or combat-related events (32.9%). Moreover, 46.5% had major depression and 51.8% showed low resilience. Anxiety was present in 40.6% of the trial participants. Psychological distress was high in Syrian refugees residing in Germany, enrolled in a trial targeting post-traumatic stress. This underlines the need for intervention. Our results provide important figures on the mental health of a not well-studied population group in Germany.
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dc.identifier.author-urlhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33081070
dc.identifier.citationRöhr S, Jung FU, Renner A, Plexnies A, Hoffmann R, Dams J, Grochtdreis T, König H-H, Kersting A, Riedel-Heller SG. (2020). Recruitment and Baseline Characteristics of Participants in the "Sanadak" Trial: A Self-Help App for Syrian Refugees with Post-traumatic Stress.. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 17. 20. (pp. 1-16).
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/ijerph17207578
dc.identifier.eissn1660-4601
dc.identifier.elements-typejournal-article
dc.identifier.issn1661-7827
dc.identifier.piiijerph17207578
dc.identifier.urihttps://mro.massey.ac.nz/handle/10179/70936
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherMDPI (Basel, Switzerland)
dc.relation.isPartOfInt J Environ Res Public Health
dc.rights(c) 2020 The Author/s
dc.rightsCC BY
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectSyrian refugees
dc.subjectapp
dc.subjectbaseline
dc.subjecteHealth
dc.subjectintervention
dc.subjectmHealth
dc.subjectmental health
dc.subjectposttraumatic stress
dc.subjectrandomized-controlled trial
dc.subjectsmartphone
dc.subjecttrial
dc.subjectAnxiety Disorders
dc.subjectDepression
dc.subjectFemale
dc.subjectGermany
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectMale
dc.subjectMental Health
dc.subjectMobile Applications
dc.subjectRandomized Controlled Trials as Topic
dc.subjectRefugees
dc.subjectResilience, Psychological
dc.subjectSmartphone
dc.subjectStress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
dc.subjectSyria
dc.subjectTelemedicine
dc.titleRecruitment and Baseline Characteristics of Participants in the “Sanadak” Trial: A Self-Help App for Syrian Refugees with Post-traumatic Stress
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.elements-id455103
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