Cansu Kosar Sahin, Hatice Ceylan, Canan Demir Barutcu
A scale development study: Primary Caregiver Burden Scale Individuals Receiving Hemodialysis Treatment
Therapeutic apheresis and dialysis : official peer-reviewed journal of the International Society for Apheresis, the Japanese Society for Apheresis, the Japanese Society for Dialysis Therapy
migrant populations country vulnerable group psychodemographic research measuring life satisfaction used assess migrants wellbeing developed developing countries however south africa high influx migrant populations investigated topical concerns perspective xenophobia mixed findings however studies examined life satisfaction among migrants south africa study therefore extends previous literature examining determinants life satisfaction among south africas internal international migrant populations conducted crosssectional study 2009 2021 gauteng cityregion observatory gcro quality life qol surveys among migrant populations two ways full sample genderstratified sample sample male female migrants ranging 15 49 years age recruited study cantrils selfanchoring ladder life satisfaction scale captured life satisfaction alongside relevant social demographic factors descriptive statistics applied data analysis demographic factors bivariate multivariate logistics regression analyses conducted assess associations predictive factors life satisfaction among migrants internal international key findings gender distribution life satisfaction showing international male 660 female 671 migrants reported thriving life satisfaction internal migrants male 617 female 615 findings pearson correlation coefficient revealed significant association individual household community factors migrant status 005 however probit coefficients revealed individual factors age 48 aor 218 95 ci 113 323 secondaryhigher education aor 11 95 ci 001 119 household factors two persons living households hh aor 105 95 ci 050 110 community factors international migrant status aor 212 95 ci 008 216 significantly increase prediction higher odds life satisfaction gender among migrants ordered logit coefficients also showed individual factors middle high income health insurance household factors receiving sassa social grant predicted highest life satisfaction among migrants internal international found substantial evidence individual household communitylevel factors associated life satisfaction among migrants particular pattern life satisfaction varied slightly male female migrants well migrant status south africa findings collectively may provide helpful information policymakers practitioners optimise interventions migrant populations improve life satisfaction evidence study also calls government south africa begin tracking life satisfaction nationals whether migrants