A Study on the Relationship Between Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Depression and Anxiety Symptoms and the Quality of Life of Syrian Refugees: Case Study for the Province of Kayseri.
Emrah Gokkaya, Mehmet Hanefi Topal, Özgür Demirtas
PMID 39394634WHAT IT FOUND
Among Syrian refugees, higher anxiety was associated with more PTSD symptoms and lower quality of life.
Higher quality of life was associated with fewer PTSD symptoms. Depression was not associated with PTSD or quality of life in the main analysis.
Key findings
01In the main path model, anxiety was associated with higher PTSD symptoms and lower quality of life.
02Quality of life was associated with lower PTSD symptoms, and it moderated the relationship between depression and PTSD.
03In the main path model, depression was not associated with PTSD or quality of life.
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What it does not show
This was a survey, so it shows associations at one time, not causes. The sample was a convenience sample of adult Syrian refugees in Kayseri, a medium-sized urban province with relatively good living standards compared with other provinces in Türkiye, so results may not apply to refugees in rural areas, camps, other regions, or other migrant groups. Data were self-reported questionnaires, not clinical diagnoses. The study did not assess children or adolescents, and it did not assess other mental health disorders.
Declared interests
The authors declared no conflicts of interest.
The easy way to misread this
Do not read the anxiety and quality of life links as proof that treating anxiety or improving quality of life will reduce PTSD. The study measured people at one time and found associations, not cause-and-effect. Depression was not associated with PTSD or quality of life in the main model.