title: A systematic review of questionnaires measuring the health of resettling refugee women.
abstract: Because many ethnically diverse refugee women resettle in industrialized countries, several biopsychosocial factors need to be considered in caring for them. This systematic review of studies conducted with female refugees, asylum-seekers, or "unspecified" immigrants based on six electronic databases was conducted to determine which questionnaires best measure relevant variables. Questionnaires were reviewed for measurement properties, application of translation theory, and quality of representation. Studies must have included > or = 1 measure of the following: general health; torture, abuse, sex-and-gender-based violence (SGBV); depression; stress; posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD); anxiety; somatization; migration history; social support; socioeconomic status; discrimination; or mother-child interactions. Fifty-six studies using 47 questionnaires were identified; only five had strong evidence for use with resettling refugee women. Thus, few high-quality tools are available to measure concepts relevant to resettling refugee women's health.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, McGill University and McGill University Health Centre--Royal Victoria Hospital Site, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. anita.gagnon@staff.mcgill.ca
authors.forename: Anita J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Gagnon
authors.forename: Jodi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tuck
authors.forename: Laurie
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Barkun
mesh_terms: D018585:Battered Women / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006801:Humans; D012036:Refugees / Q000523:psychology*; D012946:Social Welfare; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards*; D017741:Survivors / Q000523:psychology*; D016387:Women's Health