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| Year : 2009 | Volume
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Distress, wellbeing and war: qualitative analyses of civilian interviews from north eastern Sri Lanka
Nuwan Jayawickreme1, Eranda Jayawickreme1, Michelle A Goonasekera2, Edna B Foa3
1 Department of Psychology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA., USA
2 Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka., Sri Lanka
3 Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA., USA
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 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
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This paper outlines a methodology for the development of culturally sensitive measures of war problems (including psychological and behavioural problems) and wellbeing for use among refugees affected by the recently concluded civil war in Sri Lanka. These measures were derived from qualitative data collected from individuals living in areas affected by the civil war. The authors utilised a qualitative data analysis methodology, involving both open coding and thematic analysis. Examples of frequently coded nodes and questionnaire items that were developed from them are presented, and next steps (validation of the measures) are discussed.
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