Taloyan Marina, Al-Windi Ahmad, Johansson Leena Maria, Saleh-Stattin Nuha
Center for Family and Community Medicine, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden.
Prim Health Care Res Dev. 2011 Oct;12(4):335-47. doi: 10.1017/S1463423611000156.
The migration process may impose stress on the mental health of immigrants.
To describe the experiences of immigrant men of Kurdish ethnicity during and after migration to Sweden with regard to mental health issues.
Using the grounded theory method, we conducted a focus group interview with four Kurdish men and in-depth individual interviews with 10 other Kurdish men.
A model with two major themes and interlinked categories was developed. The themes were (1) protective factors for good mental health (sense of belonging, creation and re-creation of Kurdish identity, sense of freedom, satisfaction with oneself) and (2) risk factors for poor mental health (worry about current political situation in the home country, yearning, lack of sense of freedom, dissatisfaction with Swedish society).
The study provides insights into the psychological and emotional experiences of immigrant men of Kurdish ethnicity during and after migration to Sweden. It is important for primary health care providers to be aware of the impact that similar migration-related and life experiences have on the health status of immigrants, and also to be aware that groups are comprised of unique individuals with differing experiences and reactions to these experiences. The findings highlight the common themes of the men's experiences and suggest ways to ameliorate mental health issues, including feeling like one is seen as an individual, is a full participant in society, and can contribute to one's own culture.
移民过程可能给移民的心理健康带来压力。
描述库尔德族裔移民男性在移民到瑞典期间及之后有关心理健康问题的经历。
采用扎根理论方法，我们对四名库尔德男性进行了焦点小组访谈，并对另外十名库尔德男性进行了深入的个人访谈。
构建了一个包含两个主要主题及相互关联类别的模型。主题分别为：（1）心理健康的保护因素（归属感、库尔德身份的创造与重塑、自由感、自我满意度）；（2）心理健康不佳的风险因素（对祖国当前政治局势的担忧、思乡之情、缺乏自由感、对瑞典社会的不满）。
该研究深入了解了库尔德族裔移民男性在移民到瑞典期间及之后的心理和情感经历。初级医疗保健提供者必须意识到类似的与移民相关的生活经历对移民健康状况的影响，同时也要意识到群体由具有不同经历和对这些经历有不同反应的独特个体组成。研究结果突出了男性经历的共同主题，并提出了改善心理健康问题的方法，包括感觉自己被视为个体、是社会的充分参与者以及能够为自己的文化做出贡献。
