University of Connecticut School of Social Work, 38 Prospect St., Hartford, CT, 06103, USA.
Khmer Health Advocates, West Hartford, CT, USA.
J Immigr Minor Health. 2019 Apr;21(2):290-298. doi: 10.1007/s10903-018-0760-3.
Studies of relatively recently resettled refugees have noted social disconnection, linked to various physical and mental health outcomes, as a concern. Limited studies have examined whether social disconnection and its effects persists within refugee populations resettled more than 3 decades prior. The relationship between social disconnection and self-reported health was explored in a secondary analysis of a cross-sectional needs assessment survey with a snowball sample of 100 Cambodian refugees residing in Connecticut. Social disconnectedness and comorbid health conditions were prevalent. Lack of religious and community engagement were associated with poor health outcomes, while individuals with a lack of ethnic engagement reported better overall health. This study underscores the importance of understanding the specific risks that social disconnection poses to refugees who have resettled many years before and their offspring that may assist in better serving currently settling refugees within the United States.
对于最近重新安置的难民的研究指出，社会脱节是一个令人关注的问题，与各种身心健康结果有关。有限的研究检验了在重新安置 30 多年前的难民群体中，社会脱节及其影响是否仍然存在。本研究通过对康涅狄格州 100 名柬埔寨难民的滚雪球抽样的横断面需求评估调查的二次分析，探讨了社会脱节与自我报告健康之间的关系。社会脱节和共病健康状况普遍存在。缺乏宗教和社区参与与不良健康结果相关，而缺乏种族参与的人报告整体健康状况更好。这项研究强调了理解社会脱节对重新安置多年的难民及其后代带来的具体风险的重要性，这可能有助于更好地为美国目前正在定居的难民提供服务。
