TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2013//
TI  - Impact of economic crisis on mental health of migrant workers: what happened with migrants who came to Spain to work?
JO  - International journal of public health
A1  - Agudelo-Suárez, Andrés A.
A1  - Ronda, Elena
A1  - Vázquez-Navarrete, María Luisa
A1  - García, Ana M.
A1  - Martínez, José Miguel
A1  - Benavides, Fernando G.
SP  - 627
EP  - 631
VL  - 58
IS  - 4
N2  - OBJECTIVES: To assess changes in mental health in a sample of migrant workers after the eruption of the economic crisis in Spain. METHODS: 318 migrant workers were interviewed. Mental health, sociodemographic, and economic crisis related variables were obtained through face-to-face (2008) and phone (2011) interviews. Prevalence of poor mental health (PMH) was compared (2011-2008) and multivariate logistic regression models were fitted. RESULTS: Change in prevalence of PMH was higher in men (aOR 4.63; 95 % CI 2.11-10.16). Subgroups of men showing the largest detrimental mental health effects were: unemployed, with low salaries (≤1,200 euros) and those reporting family burden. An increase of PMH was found in women, without significant associations. CONCLUSIONS: Mental health of migrant workers in Spain has worsened during the economic crisis.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1661-8556
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00038-013-0475-0
ID  - ref1
ER  -