Table 1.

Quantitative questionnaire items regarding psychological burden, factors of distress and trauma-related symptoms of IS-traumatized female refugees, according to care providers' perspectives.

Questionnaire items with response options using a Likert-type scale ranging from 1 (very low) to 7 (very high)
•“Please rate the overall psychological burden in the following subunits:”
°“Current overall psychological burden”
°“Mean overall psychological burden over the whole period in Germany”
°“Maximum overall psychological burden over the whole period in Germany”
•“In General, how stressful do you perceive the following factors for the women:”
°“Ambivalence about returning to the country of origin”
°“Illiteracy”
°“Fear of hostility of strangers”
°“Fear of persecution by ISIS”
°“Restrictions of movement”
°“limited accessibility of work opportunities”
°“Family planning/desire to have children”
°“Missing work/tasks”
°“Desire to marry”
°“Cultural differences”
°“Insufficient privacy”
°“Differences in religion”
°“Language barriers”
°“Worries about family members in Iraq”
°“Worries that family members cannot follow from Iraq to Germany”
°“Social conflicts with beneficiaries”
°“Social conflicts with care providers”
°“Uncertain future”
•Trauma related somatic symptoms: “How often do the following symptoms occur in the women in your experience:”
°“Pain”
°“Paresthesia of skin or body”
°“Movement disorders”
°“Dissociation”
°“Functional complaints”
°“Feelings of suffocation”
°“Dizziness”
°“Heart complaints”
°“Gastrointestinal complaints”
•Trauma-related psychological symptoms: “How often do the following symptoms occur in the women in your experience (only answered by mental Health professionals)”:
°“social withdrawal”
°“depression”
°“anxiety/panic attacks”
°“listlessness”
°“agitation (restlessness)”
°“nervousness”
°“irritability”
°“suicidal tendencies”
°“self-injury”
°“insomnia”
°“nightmares”
°“flashbacks”
°“avoidance of trauma-specific stimuli”
°“dissociative disorder”
°“eating disorder”
°“abuse of medication”
°“abuse of alcohol”
°“abuse of addictive substances”
°“feelings of guilt”
°“negative self-image”