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Resultat
Short communication
2021

“Physically, I’m fine... Psychologically, it is a different matter.” A mixed-methods study on the perceived health of Italian immigrants in Norway

Bidragsytere:
  • Giovanna Calogiuri
  • Alessio Rossi og
  • Laura Terragni

Tidsskrift

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health
ISSN 1403-4948
e-ISSN 1651-1905
NVI-nivå 1

Om resultatet

Short communication
Publiseringsår: 2021
Volum: 49
Sider: 26 - 27

Klassifisering

HRCS

  • Helsekategori: 20 - Generell helserelevans
    Aktivitet: 2.3 - Psykologiske, sosiale og økonomiske faktorer

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“Physically, I’m fine... Psychologically, it is a different matter.” A mixed-methods study on the perceived health of Italian immigrants in Norway

Sammendrag

Background Migrating to a different country is a life-event that can affect negatively a person’s lifestyle and health. Immigrants often experience lower self-rated health and poorer mental health compared with the general population of the host country. Virtually nothing is known about the health of Italian immigrants in Norway, a group that over the past 15 years has tripled in size. Thus, the aim of this study was: i) examine the levels of self-rated health among Italian immigrants as compared with the Norwegian general population, and ii) explore the Italians’ perceptions regarding possible impact of migrating on different aspects of their health. Methods The data were retrieved from the study Mens Sana in Corpore Sano, which included a cross-sectional survey (n= 321) and a set of in-depth interviews (n= 14) conducted among Italian immigrants living in Norway (age ≥ 18 years). In order to enhance the sample’s representativeness, the original dataset was oversampled to match the proportion of key sociodemographic characteristics of the reference population using the ADASYN method. The participants’ self-rated health was compared with figures on the Norwegian population according to the Survey on Living Condition 2019. Descriptive statistics was performed to examine the extent to which the Italians perceived that migrating had a negative impact on different aspects of their health (general health, physical activity, dietary habits, and social relations). Qualitative data were analysed thematically to investigate more in depth the Italians’ perceptions in relation to these themes. Results Although most of responded (69%) rated their health as ‘good’ or ‘very good’, this proportion was significantly lower compared with figures for the Norwegian population (79%; χ2 = 31.28, p

Bidragsytere

Giovanna Calogiuri

  • Tilknyttet:
    Forfatter
    ved Institutt for sykepleie- og helsevitenskap ved Universitetet i Sørøst-Norge
  • Tilknyttet:
    Forfatter
    ved Institutt for folkehelse- og idrettsvitenskap ved Høgskolen i Innlandet

Alessio Rossi

  • Tilknyttet:
    Forfatter
    ved Università degli Studi di Pisa
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Laura Terragni

  • Tilknyttet:
    Forfatter
    ved Institutt for sykepleie og helsefremmende arbeid ved OsloMet - storbyuniversitetet
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