• COVID-19: information access, trust and adherence to health advice among migrants in Norway 

      Madar, Ahmed Ali; Benavente, Pierina; Czapka, Elzbieta; Herrero-Arias, Raquel; Haj-Younes, Jasmin; Hasha, Wegdan; Deeb, George; Møen, Kathy Ainul Mashrooka; Barreda, Gaby Margarita Ortiz; Perez, Esperanza Diaz (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-01-04)
      Background: Migrants in Norway bear a higher burden of COVID-19 infections and hospitalization as compared to non-migrants. The aim of our study was to understand how migrants perceive their own health risk, how they access information regarding the preventive measures, the degree of trust in this information, in the Norwegian authorities and the news media, and migrants’ adherence to authorities’ ...
    • Two interventions to treat pain disorders and post-traumatic symptoms among Syrian refugees: protocol for a randomized controlled trial 

      Hasha, Wegdan; Fadnes, Lars Thore; Igland, Jannicke; Vårdal, Rolf; Giusti, Line; Strømme, Elisabeth Marie; Haj Younes, Jasmin; Heltne, Unni Marie; Kumar, Bernadette Nirmal; Diaz, Esperanza (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-12-27)
      <i>Background</i> - There is a high prevalence of pain and post-traumatic symptoms among refugees and feasible interventions to manage these are needed. However, knowledge about the effect of physiotherapy and psychological group interventions among refugees is scarce. Our aim is to determine whether two different interventions, the Physiotherapy Activity and Awareness Intervention (PAAI) and ...