The influence of exile and repatriation on mental and physical health

摘要: This study tested the association between psychosocial stressors extracted from a previous qualitative study, and psychological distress, long-term illness self-rated ill-health among Latin American refugees in Lund, Sweden, repatriated Americans. The was designed as population-based cross-sectional study. A structured questionnaire Swedish Annual Level-of-Living Surveys 1989: 2 translated into Spanish. Lund (n=338) those who had lived were to Santiago de Chile (n=51) Montevideo, Uruguay (n=9), interviewed their homes Sweden America. data analysed unmatched with logistic regression main effect models. Torture an independent risk indicator for estimated odds ratio of 2.71 (1.45–4.85). There significant discrimination, not feeling secure everyday life ratios 1.93(1.02–3.56) 3.23(1.62–6.16), respectively. factors illness. Torture, discrimination strong ill-health. Repatriated significantly higher shares compared Americans Sweden. As distress illness, torture, proved be important traditional such material lifestyle.