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Ongoing Reviews
Social Capital and Mental Health of Adult Asylum Seekers and Refugees

This study investigates the association between different types of social capital (including access to embedded resources) and mental health among adult asylum seekers and refugees.

The following secondary research questions will be investigated:

  • How is the concept of social capital understood in empirical studies among above-mentioned population?
  • What are the features of social capital?
  • Is social capital viewed as a property of individuals or a property of groups?
  • How are the different types / dimensions of social capital defined or operationalized?
  • What methods have been applied to analyze the association between social capital and mental health in empirical studies among above-mentioned population?
  • What kinds of quantitative study designs and statistical analyses have been used?
  • Is social capital measured and analyzed at an individual, group, or ecological level?
  • Which measurements / variables have been used to assess the exposure of different types of social capital as well as the outcome domains of mental health, mental illness, or mental health problems?

Niklas Nutsch, Kerstin Schmidt, Nils Robson, Kübra Altinok, Anna Christina Nowak, Kayvan Bozorgmehr. Social Capital and Mental Health of Adult Asylum Seekers and Refugees: A Systematic Review of Quantitative Studies. PROSPERO. 2023. CRD42023484028.
Link to the PROSPERO protocol

Evidence on the non-intended consequences of mandatory vaccination policies

This study investigates the evidence on the non-intended social effects of mandatory vaccination policies and their consequences on public health.

The study will explore the following secondary research questions:

  • What are the methodological approaches, study design characteristics and the outcomes investigated?
  • What is known from studies about the impact of non-intended social consequences of mandatory vaccination policies and what effects can be observed on public health outcomes?

Katja Kajikhina, Kayvan Bozorgmehr, Sven Rohleder, Kerstin Schmidt, Michal Hudák, Marius Tönsmann, Ariane Schmedding-Willmann, Rebecca Zöllner, Manuela Schade, Christina Strauß, Philipp Mathé, Claudia Hövener, Stella Duwendag. Evidence on the non-intended consequences of mandatory vaccination policies: a systematic review of reviews. PROSPERO. 2023. CRD42023393851.
Link to the PROSPERO protocol

Pushback practices and violence towards migrants crossing European borders

This study investigates the effects of violence (including physical, sexual, psychological, and structural) related to pushback practices on the health of migrants crossing the European borders.

The study will explore the following secondary research questions:

  • What are the different pushback practices applied?
  • Who are the different actors?
  • What are the power play rules?

Kayvan Bozorgmehr, Zahia Wasko, Michael Knipper, Sven Rohleder, Abdelkrim Boukachabia, Reem Mussa. Pushback practices and violence towards migrants crossing European borders: protocol for a rapid systematic review. PROSPERO. 2022. CRD42022369975.
Link to the PROSPERO protocol

Unintended consequences of COVID-19 measures in camps and refugee accommodation centres

This review studies the evidence on the unintended consequences of public health and social measures implemented in camps, reception centres, and collective accommodation centres for refugees, asylum seekers, and internally displaced persons (IDPs) to prevent or reduce the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and related consequences of infection.

Kayvan Bozorgmehr, Maren Hintermeier, Nora Gottlieb, Amir Mohsenpour, Sven Rohleder, Renke Biallas, Louise Biddle. Unintended consequences of public health and social measures implemented in the setting of reception and collective accommodation centres for refugees to prevent SARS‐CoV‐2 infection and its consequences. PROSPERO. 2022. CRD42022384673.
Link to the PROSPERO protocol

The electronic health insurance card for asylum-seekers in Germany

This study investigates the empirical evidence on the effects of introducing the electronic health insurance card for asylum seekers on health, health care, and health system outcomes in Germany.

In particular, it seeks to synthesize empirical evidence on:

  • effects on the health of asylum seekers
  • effects on the availability, accessibility, affordability, acceptability, and quality (AAAQ) of health care services provided for asylum seekers
  • effects on or consequences for health service providers (including clinical, administrative, and auxiliary staff)
  • effects on health system outcomes (equity, responsiveness, financial and social protection, efficiency)

Nora Gottlieb, Andreas W. Gold, Niklas Nutsch, Stella Duwendag, Kayvan Bozorgmehr. The electronic health insurance card for asylum-seekers in Germany: Systematic review of empirical studies on effects on health, health care, and health system outcomes. PROSPERO. 2022. CRD42022309943.
Link to the PROSPERO protocol

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