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01-10-2019 | Original Paper

Health Realization Community Coping Intervention for Somali Refugee Women

Authors: Cheryl L. Robertson, Linda Halcon, Sarah J. Hoffman, Nadifa Osman, Amin Mohamed, Eunice Areba, Kay Savik, Michelle A. Mathiason

Published in: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health | Issue 5/2019

Abstract

Health Realization (HR) is a strengths-based stress and coping intervention used to promote the use of internal and external coping resources. Our three-arm comparison group trial examined the effects of a culturally adapted Somali HR intervention on coping and mental health outcomes in 65 Somali refugee women post-resettlement. Subjects participated one of three conditions: HR intervention, nutrition attention-control, and evaluation-control. The HR intervention significantly affected multiple dimensions of coping: WAYS-distancing (p = 0.038), seeking social support (p = 0.042), positive reappraisal (p = 0.001); and Refugee Appraisal and Coping Experience Scale-Internal subscale (p = 0.045). The HR intervention also demonstrated improvement in depression symptom ratings (p = 0.079). We discuss findings from the pilot, challenges encountered conducting a three-arm comparison group trial, and implications for further research involving the HR intervention with culturally diverse refugee communities.

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Title: Health Realization Community Coping Intervention for Somali Refugee Women
Authors: Cheryl L. Robertson
Linda Halcon
Sarah J. Hoffman
Nadifa Osman
Amin Mohamed
Eunice Areba
Kay Savik
Michelle A. Mathiason
Publication date: 01-10-2019
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health / Issue 5/2019
Print ISSN: 1557-1912
Electronic ISSN: 1557-1920
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-018-0804-8

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