Table 1.

Summary table of study characteristics.

	Number of studies (N = 72)
Year of publication
2000–2005	7
2006–2010	11
2011–2015	15
2016–2021	39
Informant group
Refugees	59
Asylum seekers	5
Refugees and asylum seekers	8
Region of study
South Korea	3
Italy	4
United Kingdom	5
Germany	8
Netherlands	4
Greece	1
Scandinavia (Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland)	14
United States	22
Canada	7
Australia/New Zealand	9
Employment variables
Employment status	55
Unable to find work	6
Job quality/satisfaction	5
Employment-related stressors	3
Occupational status	3
Other	3
Health variables
Mental health	58
General health	8
Life satisfaction	7
Physical health	12