[Families with Migrant Backgrounds as Target Group of Early Interventions: Results of a Social Early Warning System in a Metropolitan Region].

Autor: Metzner F; Institut und Poliklinik für Medizinische Psychologie, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg., Schwinn A; Institut und Poliklinik für Medizinische Psychologie, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg., Mösko M; Institut und Poliklinik für Medizinische Psychologie, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg., Pawils S; Institut und Poliklinik für Medizinische Psychologie, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg.
Jazyk: němčina
Zdroj: Gesundheitswesen (Bundesverband der Arzte des Offentlichen Gesundheitsdienstes (Germany)) [Gesundheitswesen] 2015 Oct; Vol. 77 (10), pp. 742-8. Date of Electronic Publication: 2015 May 18.
DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1548881
Abstrakt: Objectives: Families with migrant backgrounds (MB) are exposed to several psychosocial risk factors that increase the likelihood of impaired child development, in particular.
Questions: We investigated whether families with MB differ from families without MB regarding their psychosocial stressors in the period of pregnancy and birth.
Method: As part of a social early warning system in an obstetrics clinic in Germany n=502 families with MB were compared with n=349 families without MB with respect to the degree of stress and stress factors on the basis of an initial screening of risk factors for child maltreatment by a midwife or physician and a subsequent structured clearing interview by social education workers during the mothers' inpatient hospitalisation.
Results: For families without MB, a significantly higher total score was found in the risk screening (M=3,9 points vs. M=2,9 points) in comparison to families with MB. While families with MB compared to families without MB were faced more frequently by social stressors, e. g., financial problems or a difficult housing situation (81 vs. 37%), they were less frequently impacted by mental strain (27 vs. 48%), young fathers (2 vs. 10%) and maternal psychiatric diseases (3 vs. 17%), according to the risk screening. Socio-economic determinants such as social inclusion and living environment were found to be important factors influencing the psychosocial stress level of families.
Conclusion: Explanations and implications for research and practice are discussed.
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Databáze: MEDLINE