Table 2.
Summary of key measures used in the longitudinal, three-wave, questionnaire survey
Measure used* | Comments | |
Symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) | Harvard Trauma Questionnaire | The first 16 items on trauma symptoms in section IV will be used |
Symptoms of anxiety and depression | Hopkins Symptom Checklist | The first 10 of the total 25 items will be used to measure symptoms of anxiety and the last 15 to measure symptoms of depression |
Quality of life | WHO Quality of Life Assessment | The scale consists of 26 items and all will be included |
Somatic pain | Questions adapted from the Tromsø Study | 10 questions will be used, 5 concerning muscle/joint pain and 5 concerning more general somatic pain |
Perceived general health | European Social Survey | Two items from the scale will be included |
Sleep difficulties | The Bergen Insomnia Scale | The scale consists of six items and all will be included |
Potentially traumatic eventsbefore the flight from Syria (pre-migratory PTEs) | The Refugee Trauma History Checklist (RTHC) | The scale consists of eight items and all will be included |
Potentially traumatic events during the flight from Syria (peri-migratory PTEs) | RTHC | The scale consists of eight items and all will be included |
Post-migration stressful experiences | Post-Migration Stress Scale | The scale consists of 24 items and all will be included |
Social support | Enhancing Recovery in Coronary Heart Disease (ENRICHD) Social Support Inventory (ESSI) | The first six items of the scale will be included |
*Further information on the measures used can be found in the ClinicalTrial.gov database where the study is registered (NCT03742128).