War-wounded refugees. Quality of life after 2-3 years in Sweden.
Scand J Soc Med
; 20(3): 173-8, 1992 Sep.
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| ID: mdl-1485154
ABSTRACT
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 well-being, 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.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Qualidade de Vida
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Refugiados
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Guerra
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Ferimentos e Lesões
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
Aspecto:
Patient_preference
Limite:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Scand J Soc Med
Ano de publicação:
1992
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de publicação:
SE
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SUECIA
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SUÉCIA
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SWEDEN