| Abstract [eng] |
The dissertation examined the needs and difficulties of asylum seekers who arrived in Lithuania after illegally crossing the Belarusian-Lithuanian border, and refugees who arrived in Lithuania from Ukraine due to the war started by the Russian Federation, related to health determinants, prevalence of morbidity, traumatic events experienced before emigration, during migration and after emigration, physical and mental health, and the frequency of post-traumatic stress syndrome, distress, anxiety, and depression. It was also assessed what traumatic events and socio-demographic factors were associated with the physical and mental health of migrants. The developed prognostic model showed that unmet social needs, limited access to healthcare services, and other traumatic events experienced, as well as social and demographic factors, were associated with the development of mental health, mobility limitations, chronic diseases, hearing, vision, or other health disorders. It was also determined that the physical health of asylum seekers and refugees was better than their mental health; migrants were more likely to experience anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder, while various socio-demographic factors and traumatic events were associated with poorer physical and mental health. |
