TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Families with migrant backgrounds as target group of early interventions: results of a social early warning system in a metropolitan region
JO  - Gesundheitswesen
A1  - Metzner, F.
A1  - Schwinn, A.
A1  - Mösko, M.
A1  - Pawils, S.
SP  - 742
EP  - 748
VL  - 77
IS  - 10
N2  - 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>
LA  - de
SN  - 0941-3790
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0035-1548881
ID  - ref1
ER  -