@article{ref1,
title="Families with migrant backgrounds as target group of early interventions: results of a social early warning system in a metropolitan region",
journal="Gesundheitswesen",
year="2015",
author="Metzner, F. and Schwinn, A. and Mösko, M. and Pawils, S.",
volume="77",
number="10",
pages="742-748",
abstract="OBJECTIVES: Families with migrant backgrounds (MB) are exposed to several psychosocial risk factors that increase the likelihood of impaired child development, in particular. Questions: We investigated whether families with MB differ from families without MB regarding their psychosocial stressors in the period of pregnancy and birth. <br><br>METHOD: As part of a social early warning system in an obstetrics clinic in Germany n=502 families with MB were compared with n=349 families without MB with respect to the degree of stress and stress factors on the basis of an initial screening of risk factors for child maltreatment by a midwife or physician and a subsequent structured clearing interview by social education workers during the mothers' inpatient hospitalisation. <br><br>RESULTS: For families without MB, a significantly higher total score was found in the risk screening (M=3,9 points vs. M=2,9 points) in comparison to families with MB. While families with MB compared to families without MB were faced more frequently by social stressors, e. g., financial problems or a difficult housing situation (81 vs. 37%), they were less frequently impacted by mental strain (27 vs. 48%), young fathers (2 vs. 10%) and maternal psychiatric diseases (3 vs. 17%), according to the risk screening. Socio-economic determinants such as social inclusion and living environment were found to be important factors influencing the psychosocial stress level of families. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Explanations and implications for research and practice are discussed.<p /> <p>Language: de</p>",
language="de",
issn="0941-3790",
doi="10.1055/s-0035-1548881",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0035-1548881"
}