War-wounded refugees. Quality of life after 2-3 years in Sweden

The Medical Center for Refugees in Linköping, Sweden, includes a medical ward for refugees and asylum applicants. It was started in January, 1986 and is financed by the Swedish Immigration Board. Sixty percent of the patients are war-wounded and 40% have diagnoses non-related to war. This article de...

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Published in:Scandinavian journal of social medicine 1992-09, Vol.20 (3), p.173-178
Main Authors: Sandstedt, Ann-Charlotte, Carlsson, Vivi Ann, Hörnquist, Jan Olof, Thyberg, Mikael
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
BRIEF COMMUNICATION
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Male
Medical sciences
Personal Satisfaction
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Quality of Life
Refugees - psychology
SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP
Science & Technology
SOCIAL SCIENCES
Sweden
Time Factors
Traumas. Diseases due to physical agents
Warfare
Wounds and Injuries - psychology
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Summary:The Medical Center for Refugees in Linköping, Sweden, includes a medical ward for refugees and asylum applicants. It was started in January, 1986 and is financed by the Swedish Immigration Board. Sixty percent of the patients are war-wounded and 40% have diagnoses non-related to war. This article describes a group of 19 refugees who were the war-wounded patients at this ward in June, 1986. In most of them the main medical impairment was amputation. They were followed up in 1988 by interview and self-ratings. The aim was to illuminate their quality of life after 2-3 years in Sweden. Most of them were satisfied with their external living conditions. Their psychological wellbeing, however, was not so good and they were very occupied by thoughts of their native countries. Their physical handicaps seemed to be of secondary importance.
ISSN:0300-8037
DOI:10.1177/140349489202000307