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dc.contributor.authorKiærbech, Henrik
dc.contributor.authorBroderstad, Ann Ragnhild
dc.contributor.authorSilviken, Anne
dc.contributor.authorLorem, Geir F
dc.contributor.authorKristiansen, Roald Ernst
dc.contributor.authorSpein, Anna Rita
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-17T08:48:55Z
dc.date.available2023-08-17T08:48:55Z
dc.date.issued2023-06-18
dc.description.abstractThe Indigenous Sámi have poorer mental health than the majority population and fairly equal access to professional mental healthcare. Despite this condition, certain studies indicate that this group is underrepresented among the users of such services. Religion or spirituality (R/S) often influences mental health-service utilisation and satisfaction among other Indigenous peoples and ethnic minorities. Thus, this study examines the situation in Sámi-Norwegian areas. We utilised cross-sectional data from the population-based SAMINOR 2 Questionnaire Survey (2012; subsample n = 2,364; 71% non-Sámi) in mixed Sámi-Norwegian regions of Northern and Central Norway. We analysed the associations between R/S factors and past-year mental health-service utilisation and satisfaction among individuals reporting mental health problems, substance use, or addictive behaviours. Multivariable-adjusted regression models considering sociodemographic factors, including Sámi ethnicity, were applied. Religious attendance was significantly associated with infrequent past-year use of mental health services (OR = 0.77) and fewer mental health problems, indicating that the R/S fellowship may buffer mental distress and represent an alternative psychological support to professional services. R/S was not significantly associated with lifetime mental health-service satisfaction. We found no ethnic differences in service utilisation or satisfaction.en_US
dc.identifier.citationKiærbech, Broderstad ARB, Silviken A, Lorem gfl, Kristiansen Rek, Spein AR. The association of religious factors with mental health-service utilisation and satisfaction in a mixed Sámi and Norwegian adult population: Adopting the SAMINOR 2 Questionnaire Survey. International Journal of Circumpolar Health. 2023;82(1)en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 2156285
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/22423982.2023.2223422
dc.identifier.issn1239-9736
dc.identifier.issn2242-3982
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/30024
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherTaylor & Francisen_US
dc.relation.ispartofKiærbech, H. (2024). How Religion and Spirituality Impact Mental Health and Mental Help-Seeking Behavior in Arctic Norway: an Epidemiological Study Adopting the SAMINOR 2 Questionnaire Survey. (Doctoral thesis). <a href=https://hdl.handle.net/10037/33609>https://hdl.handle.net/10037/33609</a>
dc.relation.journalInternational Journal of Circumpolar Health
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dc.rights.holderCopyright 2023 The Author(s)en_US
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0en_US
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)en_US
dc.titleThe association of religious factors with mental health-service utilisation and satisfaction in a mixed Sámi and Norwegian adult population: Adopting the SAMINOR 2 Questionnaire Surveyen_US
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dc.typeJournal articleen_US
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