Table A1.
Descriptive data of the 25 included studies for review.
| Authors, Year | Country of Migration | Country of Emigration | Study Design | No. of Participants (Migrants /Natives) | Age of Migrants, Mean Years | Male Migrants, % | Migrants Currently Employed, % | Level of Education of Migrants (High School/College), % | Marital Status of Migrants (Single), % | Length of Residency (Years) | Method to Assess Depression/Cut-Off Score | Prevalence of Depression in Migrants, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernstein et al. (2011) [46] | United States | South Korea | Cross-sectional | 304/0 | 46.7 | 43.4 | NR | 29/53.3 | 34.9 | 14.8 | CES-D-K; Cut-off = 21 |
13.2 |
| Breslau et al. (2011) [47] | United States | Mexico | Cross-sectional | 554/0 | NR | 46.751 | NR | NR | NR | NR | WHO WMH-CIDI; Cut-off = NR |
11 |
| Caplan et al. (2015) [48] | United States | Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Colombia and other Latino countries | Cross-sectional | 177/0 | NR | 27.119 | 69 | 31.073/11.299 | NR | NR | PHQ-9; Cut-off = 10 |
25 |
| Chou et al. (2010) [49] | Taiwan | Vietnam, Indonesia, China and others | Cross-sectional | 801/801 | 31.05 | 0 | 36.330 | 27.840/5.493 | 0 | 6.58 | DRPST; Cut-off = 2 |
3.5 |
| Chow et al. (2010) [50] | Hong Kong | China | Cross-sectional | 68/0 | NR | 0 | 14.706 | 79.412/11.765 | 13.235 | NR | CES-D; Cut-off = 16 |
45 |
| Daoud et al. (2016) [51] | Canada | Varied countries | Cross-sectional | 2066/0 | 47.3 | 45.257 | 60.683 | NR/51.019 | 36.641 | NR | CES-D; Cut-off = 16 |
21.8 |
| Gonidakis et al. (2011) [52] | Greece | Albania, Nigeria, Iraq, Pakistan and other countries | Cross-sectional | 317/0 | 31.6 | 53.628 | 28.391 | NR | 42.271 | 3.417 | CES-D; Cut-off = 16 |
42 |
| Gonzalez et al. (2008) [53] | United States | Mexico | Cross-sectional | 96/57 | NR | 41.053 | NR | 46.875/6.250 | 71.875 | 11.5 | BDI-II; Cut-off = 20 |
12.5 |
| Janssen-Kallenberg et al. (2007) [54] | Germany | Turkey | Cross-sectional | 502/151 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | CIDI DIA-X Ver. 2.8; Cut-off = NR |
30.7 |
| John et al. (2012) [55] | United States | China, Vietnam, Philippines and other Asian countries | Cross-sectional | 1193/335 | 40 | 52 | 91 | NR | 26 | 15.8 | WHO WMH-CIDI; Cut-off = NR |
5 |
| Kaiser et al. (2015) [56] | Dominican Republic | Haiti | Cross-sectional | 127/0 | 33.4 | 58.268 | NR | NR | 81.890 | NR | BDI; Cut-off = NR |
40.9 |
| Kiang et al. (2010) [57] | United States | Mexico | Cross-sectional | 150/0 | 29.67 | 54.7 | 71.3 | 66.6/8.0 | 32.4 | 1.93 | CES-D; Cut-off = 16 |
62.667 |
| Kim et al. (2010) [58] | United States | South Korea | Cross-sectional | 172/0 | 40.9 | 30.814 | NR | NR | 3.489 | 13.06 | CES-D; Cut-off = 16 |
29.9 |
| Kim et al. (2015) [59] | South Korea | Vietnam, China, Philippines and other Asian countries | Cross-sectional | 316/0 | NR | 0 | NR | 39.103/27.244 | 0 | NR | CES-D; Cut-off = 16 |
39.9 |
| Lau et al. (2013) [60] | United States | China, Vietnam, Philippines and other Asian countries | Cross-sectional | 845/185 | 43.42 | 0 | NR | 16.92/18.03 | NR | NR | WHO WMH-CIDI; Cut-off = NR |
7.8 |
| Lin et al. (2007) [61] | Taiwan | Vietnam | Cross-sectional | 143/0 | 25.96 | 0 | NR | NR | 0 | 4.02 | BDI-II; Cut-off = 14 |
1.4 |
| Miranda et al. (2005) [62] | United States | African and Caribbean countries | Cross-sectional | 1186/7965 | 32.1 | 0 | 30.860 | 34.235/26.289 | 40.894 | NR | Prime-MD; Cut-off = NR |
4.1 |
| Nicklett et al. (2009) [63] | United States | Asian and Latino countries | Cross-sectional | 3056/0 | 39.84 | 46.171 | NR | NR | NR | NR | WHO WMH-CIDI; Cut-off = NR |
6.4 |
| Noh et al. (1992) [64] | Canada | South Korea | Cross-sectional | 860/0 | 45 | 53 | 74.4 | 52.5/39.3 | 17.4 | 12 | CES-D; Cut-off = 16 |
4.5 |
| Patel et al. (2012) [65] | United States | Bangladesh | Cross-sectional | 167/0 | 35 | 0 | 18.563 | 41.317/22.754 | 1.198 | 5.6 | PHQ-2; Cut-off = 3 |
36.5 |
| Pernice et al. (1994) [66] | New Zealand | Britain and Pacific islands | Cross-sectional | 120/0 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 5 | HSCL-25; Cut-off = 1.75 |
12.4 |
| Qureshi et al. (2013) [67] | Spain | Varied countries | Cross-sectional | 1503/1503 | 32.5 | 38.656 | 64.118 | 46.206/22.633 | 50.101 | NR | MINI; Cut-off = NR |
13.6 |
| Revollo et al. (2011) [68] | Spain | Ecuador, Bolivia, Peru, Columbia and other Latin American countries | Cross-sectional | 414/0 | 34.05 | 27.536 | 68 | 56.280/28.744 | 45.894 | NR | MINI; Cut-off = NR |
18.4 |
| Sieberer et al. (2012) [69] | Germany | Poland, Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkey and other countries | Cross-sectional | 275/2378 | NR | 27.106 | 100 | 69.004/41.912 | NR | 22.5 | CES-D; Cut-off = 23 |
16 |
| Straiton et al. (2014) [70] | Australia | Varied countries | Cross-sectional | 709/1895 | 46.9 | 53.5 | 75.8 | NR | 24.1 | NR | CES-D; Cut-off = 16 |
13.5 |
BDI: Beck Depression Inventory, BDI-II: Beck Depression Inventory 2nd edition, CES-D: Centre for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale, CES-D-K: Centre for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale Korean variation, CIDI: World Health Organization Composite International Diagnostic Interview, CIDI DIA-X: Turkish computer-assisted version of the World Health Organization Composite International Diagnostic Interview, DRPST: Disaster-Related Psychological Screening Test, HSCL-25: Hopkins Symptom Checklist-25, MINI: Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview, PHQ-9: Patient Health Questionnaire-9, PHQ-2: 2-item version of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9, PRIME-MD: Primary Care Evaluation of Mental Disorders. NR: Not Reported.