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Röhr, Susanne [Author]; Jung, Franziska U. [Author]; Renner, Anna [Author]; Plexnies, Anna [Author]; Hoffmann, Rahel [Author]; Dams, Judith [Author]; Grochtdreis, Thomas [Author]; König, Hans-Helmut [Author]; Kersting, Anette [Author]; Riedel-Heller, Steffi G. [Author]

Recruitment and Baseline Characteristics of Participants in the “Sanadak” Trial: A Self-Help App for Syrian Refugees with Post-traumatic Stress

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  • Media type: E-Article
  • Title: Recruitment and Baseline Characteristics of Participants in the “Sanadak” Trial: A Self-Help App for Syrian Refugees with Post-traumatic Stress
  • Contributor: Röhr, Susanne [Author]; Jung, Franziska U. [Author]; Renner, Anna [Author]; Plexnies, Anna [Author]; Hoffmann, Rahel [Author]; Dams, Judith [Author]; Grochtdreis, Thomas [Author]; König, Hans-Helmut [Author]; Kersting, Anette [Author]; Riedel-Heller, Steffi G. [Author]
  • Published: Basel: MDPI, [2023]
  • Published in: International journal of environmental research and public health ; 17,20, (2020)
  • Language: English
  • Keywords: trial ; mHealth ; Syrian refugees ; randomized-controlled trial ; app ; smartphone ; posttraumatic stress ; mental health ; intervention ; eHealth ; baseline
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  • Description: Many Syrian refugees residing in Germany have been exposed to traumatizing events, while treatment options are scarce. Therefore, the self-help app “Sanadak” was developed to target post-traumatic stress in Syrian refugees. We aimed to inspect the recruitment and baseline characteristics of the participants in the trial, which is conducted to evaluate the app. Analyses were based on the recruitment sample (n = 170) and the trial sample (n = 133). Data were collected during structured face-to-face interviews in the Arabic language. Targeted outcomes included post-traumatic stress (primary; Post-traumatic Diagnostic Scale for DSM-5/PDS-5) and depressive symptoms, anxiety, resilience, among others (secondary). Recruited individuals were M = 32.8 (SD = 11.2, range = 18–65) years old; 38.8% were women. The average PDS-5 score was 23.6 (SD = 13.2) regarding trauma exposure, which was most frequently related to experiencing military- or combat-related events (32.9%). Moreover, 46.5% had major depression and 51.8% showed low resilience. Anxiety was present in 40.6% of the trial participants. Psychological distress was high in Syrian refugees residing in Germany, enrolled in a trial targeting post-traumatic stress. This underlines the need for intervention. Our results provide important figures on the mental health of a not well-studied population group in Germany.
  • Access State: Open Access
  • Rights information: Attribution (CC BY)