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Psychological distress on interpreters working with refugees and expectations on them by refugees

Recruiting
Conditions
F43.1
Post-traumatic stress disorder
Registration Number
DRKS00030169
Lead Sponsor
Sana-Klinikum RemscheidZentrum für seelische Gesundheit des Kindes- und Jugendalters
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
160
Inclusion Criteria

Interpreter:
• Age of at least 18 years
• Professional activity as an interpreter for refugees
• Professional activity as an interpreter for the German language

Refugees:
• Age of at least 18 years
• Sufficient knowledge of German to understand the study information, clarification and answering the questionnaires
• Arrival as a refugee in Germany between 2014 and 2021
• Experience of interpreter support.

Exclusion Criteria

Interpreter:
• Age less than 18 years

Refugees:
• Age less than 18 years
• Insufficient knowledge of German for participation in the study
• Illiteracy
• German as mother tongue

Study & Design

Study Type
observational
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
- Sociodemographic data of the interpreters (age, gender, place of residence, country of origin, mother tongue, languages ??spoken, refugee experience, psychotherapy experience)<br>- Degree of secondary traumatization and secondary traumatic stress measured by STSS and ProQOL5<br>- Compassion at work measured by ProQOL5<br>- Extent of burnout symptoms measured by ProQOL5<br>- Degree of resilience measured by CD RISC.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
- Socio-demographic data of the refugees (age, gender, country of origin, mother tongue, immigration to Germany, religiosity, experiences with interpreters)<br>- Expectations of interpreters in different contexts explored by questionnaires
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