Many Syrian refugees residing in Germany have been exposed to traumatizing events, while treatment options are scarce. Therefore, the self-help app “Sanadak” was developed to target post-traumatic stress in Syrian refugees. We aimed to inspect the recruitment and baseline characteristics of the participants in the trial, which is conducted to evaluate the app. Analyses were based on the recruitment sample (n = 170) and the trial sample (n = 133). Data were collected during structured face-to-face interviews in the Arabic language. Targeted outcomes included post-traumatic stress (primary; Post-traumatic Diagnostic Scale for DSM-5/PDS-5) and depressive symptoms, anxiety, resilience, among others (secondary). Recruited individuals were M = 32.8 (SD = 11.2, range = 18–65) years old; 38.8% were women. The average PDS-5 score was 23.6 (SD = 13.2) regarding trauma exposure, which was most frequently related to experiencing military- or combat-related events (32.9%). Moreover, 46.5% had major depression and 51.8% showed low resilience. Anxiety was present in 40.6% of the trial participants. Psychological distress was high in Syrian refugees residing in Germany, enrolled in a trial targeting post-traumatic stress. This underlines the need for intervention. Our results provide important figures on the mental health of a not well-studied population group in Germany.

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“ Sanadak”试验参与者的招募和基线特征：创伤后压力叙利亚难民的自助应用程序

许多居住在德国的叙利亚难民遭受了令人痛苦的事件，而治疗选择却很少。因此，开发了自助应用程序“ Sanadak”以针对叙利亚难民的创伤后压力。我们旨在检查试验参与者的招聘和基线特征，以评估该应用程序。分析基于招募样本（n = 170）和试验样本（n = 133）。在阿拉伯语的结构化面对面访谈中收集了数据。目标结果包括创伤后压力（主要； DSM-5 / PDS-5的创伤后诊断量表）和抑郁症状，焦虑，适应力等（次要）。招募人员为M= 32.8岁（SD = 11.2，范围= 18-65）岁；妇女占38.8％。关于创伤暴露，PDS-5的平均得分为23.6（SD = 13.2），这最常与经历军事或战斗相关事件有关（32.9％）。此外，有46.5％的人有严重的抑郁症，而有51.8％的人有低的弹性。40.6％的试验参与者存在焦虑。在居住在德国的叙利亚难民中，心理压力很高，他们参加了一项针对创伤后压力的试验。这强调了干预的必要性。我们的研究结果提供了有关德国一个未经充分研究的人口群体的心理健康状况的重要数据。