Weishaar H B
School of Clinical Science and Community Health, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
Public Health. 2008 Nov;122(11):1250-6. doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2008.03.016. Epub 2008 Jul 10.
This article aims to gain a greater understanding of the personal experiences of Polish migrant workers who work in manual and low-skilled jobs in Scotland, and to explore the experiences of stress and its impact on physical and psychological health and well-being.
Qualitative in-depth interviews and subsequent focus groups.
Eight in-depth interviews and two focus groups were conducted in Spring 2007. Data were analysed thematically using Nvivo computer software.
The following stress factors were identified: difficulties with communication, unfamiliarity with the new environment and culture, work-related stress, practical stress, and social stress. Several respondents gave accounts of decreased health, particularly psychological and psychosomatic distress, and attributed this to the variety of stressors and demands on their physical, sociocultural and psychological adaptation abilities.
Cross-border migration is a time of transition and demands adjustment by the individual migrant as well as the country of settlement. Due to high acculturative demands and increased vulnerability, migrant workers need to be recognized as a specific target group for health promotion and health services.
本文旨在更深入地了解在苏格兰从事体力劳动和低技能工作的波兰移民工人的个人经历，并探讨压力经历及其对身心健康和幸福感的影响。
定性深入访谈及后续焦点小组。
2007年春季进行了8次深入访谈和2次焦点小组访谈。使用Nvivo计算机软件对数据进行主题分析。
确定了以下压力因素：沟通困难、对新环境和文化不熟悉、工作相关压力、实际压力和社会压力。几位受访者讲述了健康状况下降，尤其是心理和身心困扰，并将此归因于各种压力源以及对其身体、社会文化和心理适应能力的要求。
跨境移民是一个过渡时期，需要移民个人以及定居国进行调整。由于同化要求高且脆弱性增加，移民工人需要被视为健康促进和卫生服务的特定目标群体。
