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Table 3 Intervention details

From: A mixed methods systematic review of mental health self-care strategies for Arabic-speaking refugees and migrants

Author (Year)

Intervention

Setting

Provider training/skill

Duration

Format

Delivery

Acarturk et al. (2022)

5 weeks; 5 sessions each 2 h

Group

In-person

Refugee camps/city settlements

Trained peer non-specialist facilitators

Ahmad et al. (2020)

4 weeks; 15 sessions each 1.5 h

Group

In-person

City settlement

Mental health and education researchers

Aladdin & Hawamdeh (2021)

14 weeks; 14 sessions each 45–50 min

Group

In-person

Elementary school hall

Skilled in CBT counselling

Al-Dmour & Al-Safasfeh (2020)

7 weeks; 14 sessions, twice/week and each for 60 min

Group

In-person

School

Educational psychologist, special education researchers, counsellors

Al-Refai et al. (2022)

12 weeks; 12 sessions, over 3 months, with one session a week, each for 60 min

Group

In-person

City settlement

Researchers with Islamic studies, Psychology and ICT background

Al-Shahadat (2021)

7 weeks; 14 sessions; two sessions/week, each 45–60 min

Group

In-person

School theatre hall

Family counselling skills

Alsheikh Ali (2020)

7 weeks; 2 sessions/week over 1.5 months

Group

In-person

City settlement

Licensed psychotherapist/clinical psychologist

Blignault et al. (2019)

5 weeks; Instructions to listen to 2–3 tracks at least 3 times a week over 4 weeks, and one track 3 times a week in the 5th week. 60 min/week

Individual

Compact disc

Home

Psychologist

Blignault et al. (2021a)

5 weeks; one session per week over five weeks

Group

In-person

NGO; Home

Psychologist supported by a bilingual multicultural health worker

Blignault et al. (2021b)

5 weeks; once a week over 5 weeks, most groups held in the morning and a couple in the evening

Group

In-person

Migrant resource centres and community facilities attached to mosques and churches; Home.

Psychologists and trained community workers

Blignault et al. (2022)

4 weeks; session once a week for four weeks

Group

Online

Home

Bilingual (Arabic/English) mental health clinician (psychologist) and bilingual community worker

Bryant et al. (2022a)

Bryant et al. (2022b)

5 weeks; 5 sessions, 2 h

Group separated by gender

In-person

Refugee camp

Trained facilitators, proficient in Arabic

Cuijpers et al. (2022)

5–8 weeks; 5 sessions, 20 min (average)

Individual

Online

Home

Trained non-specialists (e-helpers) with psychology or health background. User contact via phone or message

de Graaff et al. (2020)

5weeks; 5 weekly sessions, each 90 min

Individual

In-person

Local NGO

Trained Arabic-speaking Syrian non-specialist peer-refugee helpers

de Graaff et al. (2023)

5 weeks; 5 sessions, 90 min

Individual

In-person and online

University or home

Trained Arabic-speaking Syrian non-specialist peer-refugee helpers

DePierro (2020)

Workshop condition: 8 weeks; 16 sessions 120 min twice weekly

Reading at Home condition: weekly program content review, twice weekly SMS text reminders

Workshop condition: Group

Reading at Home condition: Individual

In-person and SMS

Refugee camp

Trained community facilitators, with personal experiences as refugees and life in refugee camps

Doumit et al. (2020)

7 weeks; one weekly session each 60 min

Group

In-person

Community centre

Licensed instructor and therapist

Feen-Calligan et al. (2023)

10 weeks; 10 sessions for 5 months

Group

In-person and online

Museum; Home

Photography instructor, art therapy student interns, and their faculty supervisor, with support from the museum staff. Artistic and technical guidance via WhatsApp or Zoom

Gordon et al. (2016)

10 weeks; 10 sessions/week of 2 h

Group

In-person

Health clinic

Mental health professionals and educators supervised by Centre for Mind-Body Medicine (CMBM) faculty

Hasha et al. (2022)

6 weeks; 2.5 h weekly group sessions

Group separated by gender

In-person

The Centre for Crisis Psychology, University of Bergen

Research team members with prior experience working with refugees

Husby et al. (2020)

[Weeks undetermined]; 9 sessions of 2 h each

Group

In-person

Local (Danish) municipalities

Trainer of refugee background, social worker as co-trainer and an interpreter

Ibrahim (2017)

3 weeks; 6 sessions (2 sessions/week), each 45–60 min over 2 months

Individual

In-person

Not specified

Psychologist

Kayrouz et al. (2015)

8 weeks; 5 sessions

Individual

Online

Home

Bilingual counsellor and therapist

Clinical support via email and phone

Kayrouz et al. (2016)

8 weeks; 5 sessions

Individual

Online

Home

Automated weekly emails. No direct contact or clinical support

Lindegaard et al. (2020)

8 weeks

Individual

Online

Home

Therapist support via email

Lindegaard et al. (2021)

8 weeks

Individual

Online

Home

Therapist support via email

Mercy Corps (2020)

13 weeks (approx.) for 3 months

Groups separated by gender

In-person

Community centres

Local volunteers, coaches and life-skill trainers with refugee background

Nilsson et al. (2019)

[Weeks undetermined]; 1–2 h sessions

Groups separated by gender

In-person

NGO

Physiotherapists

Panter-Brick et al. (2018)

8 weeks; 16 sessions usually 2 sessions/week

Groups separated by gender and age

In-person

Youth centres

Lay volunteers/trained local coaches

Powell et al. (2023)

[Weeks undetermined]; 4 sessions over a year, each 45 min (approx.)

Group

In-person

Primary care clinic

Health educators and nurses from local health clinics

Raknes (2020)

10 weeks; 10 sessions weekly

Group

In-person (smartphone/tablet-based game app)

Refugee camp tents

Psychologist (displaced Syrian background)

Rayes (2017)

10 weeks

Group

In-person

Urban refugee camps

Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) team

Röhr et al. (2021)

4 weeks

Individual

Online (smartphone-based app)

Home

NA

Skarneh & Ghaith (2020)

8 weeks; 15 sessions over 2 months, each 90–120 min, twice per week

Group

In-person

Healthcare institute

Counsellors from the local community

Slewa-Younan et al. (2020)

4 weeks; 3 h sessions weekly

Group

In-person

TAFE College, Adult Migrant English Program

Mental health clinicians and/or bilingual health educators

Spaaij et al. (2022)

5 weeks; Five 90-minute sessions once a week

Individual

In-person

Outpatient clinic

Trained Syrian non-specialist ‘helpers’ fluent in Arabic and German or English.

Tashtoush and Khawaldeh (2020)

7 weeks; 14 sessions, twice per week for 90 min each

Group

In-person

School

Counsellor or educational psychologist familiar with the local community and culture