Outdoor health intervention for refugees, migrants, and asylum-seekers: A mixed-methods pilot study

IF 3.8 2区医学 Q1 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH Health & Place Pub Date : 2024-11-30 DOI:10.1016/j.healthplace.2024.103387

Charlotte Wendelboe-Nelson , Jessica C. Fisher , Tanja M. Straka , Rita Sousa-Silva , Claudia Menzel , Julius C. Alejandre , Sian de Bell , Rachel R.Y. Oh , Aletta Bonn , Melissa R. Marselle

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Despite the multifaceted and diverse challenges that refugees, migrants, and asylum-seekers experience when entering a new country, they remain notably underrepresented in the evaluation and understanding of the health and wellbeing impacts of outdoor health interventions. We addressed this knowledge gap by a mixed-methods evaluation (questionnaires, focus groups and photo elicitation activity) facilitated by a community researcher. Qualitative data (focus groups and photo elicitation activity) revealed that the participants saw the social component of outdoor activities as a critical factor in improving their wellbeing, an insight not captured by established quantitative wellbeing scales. Given the diverse backgrounds of refugee, migrant, and asylum-seeker populations, we underline the importance of a transdisciplinary, collaborative, and mixed-methods research approach.

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