Objectives: To assess changes in mental health in a sample of migrant workers after the eruption of the economic crisis in Spain. Methods: 318 migrant workers were interviewed. Mental health, sociodemographic, and economic crisis related variables were obtained through face-to-face (2008) and phone (2011) interviews. Prevalence of poor mental health (PMH) was compared (2011-2008) and multivariate logistic regression models were fitted. Results: Change in prevalence of PMH was higher in men (aOR 4.63; 95 % CI 2.11-10.16). Subgroups of men showing the largest detrimental mental health effects were: unemployed, with low salaries (≤1,200 euros) and those reporting family burden. An increase of PMH was found in women, without significant associations. Conclusions: Mental health of migrant workers in Spain has worsened during the economic crisis. © 2013 Swiss School of Public Health.
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Agudelo-Suárez, A. A., Ronda, E., Vázquez-Navarrete, M. L., García, A. M., Martínez, J. M., & Benavides, F. G. (2013). Impact of economic crisis on mental health of migrant workers: What happened with migrants who came to Spain to work? International Journal of Public Health, 58(4), 627–631. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00038-013-0475-0
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