Can disability predict treatment outcome among traumatized refugees?
The aim of the present study was to examine the influence of disability on changes in symptoms of PTSD, anxiety, and depression among treatment-seeking traumatized refugees. Eighty-one refugees participated in different rehabilitation programs. PTSD symptomatology was assessed by the HTQ-IV and symp...
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| author | Sabrina Friis Jørgensen Mikkel A. Auning-Hansen Ask Elklit |
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| description | The aim of the present study was to examine the influence of disability on changes in symptoms of PTSD, anxiety, and depression among treatment-seeking traumatized refugees. Eighty-one refugees participated in different rehabilitation programs. PTSD symptomatology was assessed by the HTQ-IV and symptoms of depression and anxiety were assessed by the HSCL-25. Disability was assessed by the WHODAS 2.0 before treatment. Following treatment, no
statistically significant changes in PTSD, depression, and anxiety symptom scores were observed. Disability in the domain ‘getting along’ was a significant predictor of PTSD scores following treatment, when controlling for baseline scores. Neither total disability nor individual disability domains predicted any other symptom changes. Living with one’s partner did, however, seem to be a consistent and significant predictor of treatment outcome. The results are discussed in terms of clinical implications and future research needs. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-ec381b6513cb4080a2e5d07b3857a4e32025-08-20T02:50:23ZengInternational Rehabilitation Council for Torture VictimsTorture1018-81851997-33222017-12-0127210.7146/torture.v27i2.9720893398Can disability predict treatment outcome among traumatized refugees?Sabrina Friis Jørgensen0Mikkel A. Auning-Hansen1Ask Elklit2Rehabilitation Center for Torture Survivors – Jutland (RCT-Jutland), DenmarkRehabilitation Center for Torture Survivors – Jutland (RCT-Jutland), DenmarkNational Centre for Psychotraumatology, Institute of Psychology, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, DenmarkThe aim of the present study was to examine the influence of disability on changes in symptoms of PTSD, anxiety, and depression among treatment-seeking traumatized refugees. Eighty-one refugees participated in different rehabilitation programs. PTSD symptomatology was assessed by the HTQ-IV and symptoms of depression and anxiety were assessed by the HSCL-25. Disability was assessed by the WHODAS 2.0 before treatment. Following treatment, no statistically significant changes in PTSD, depression, and anxiety symptom scores were observed. Disability in the domain ‘getting along’ was a significant predictor of PTSD scores following treatment, when controlling for baseline scores. Neither total disability nor individual disability domains predicted any other symptom changes. Living with one’s partner did, however, seem to be a consistent and significant predictor of treatment outcome. The results are discussed in terms of clinical implications and future research needs.https://tidsskrift.dk/torture-journal/article/view/97208refugeesdisabilityptsddepressionanxietytorture survivors |
| spellingShingle | Sabrina Friis Jørgensen Mikkel A. Auning-Hansen Ask Elklit Can disability predict treatment outcome among traumatized refugees? Torture refugees disability ptsd depression anxiety torture survivors |
| title | Can disability predict treatment outcome among traumatized refugees? |
| title_full | Can disability predict treatment outcome among traumatized refugees? |
| title_fullStr | Can disability predict treatment outcome among traumatized refugees? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Can disability predict treatment outcome among traumatized refugees? |
| title_short | Can disability predict treatment outcome among traumatized refugees? |
| title_sort | can disability predict treatment outcome among traumatized refugees |
| topic | refugees disability ptsd depression anxiety torture survivors |
| url | https://tidsskrift.dk/torture-journal/article/view/97208 |
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