War-related continuous traumatic stress as a potential mediator of associations between moral distress and professional quality of life in nurses: a cross-sectional study in Ukraine

BMC Nursing, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 24(1)

Published: Jan. 6, 2025

Abstract Background At the beginning of 2022, Central Europe entered a state emergency due to Russian invasion Ukraine. Nurses were particularly vulnerable decline in their professional quality life, facing repeated exposure military trauma, ethical dilemmas, prolonged working hours, and increased stress fatigue. This study aimed contribute our understanding potential mediating effect war-related continuous traumatic on association between moral distress including compassion satisfaction fatigue, represented by burnout secondary stress. Methods used Professional Quality Life (ProQOL) Scale assess burnout, stress, satisfaction; Moral Distress Questionnaire for examine everyday healthcare facilities dilemmas nurses; Continuous Traumatic Stress Response (CTSR) ongoing threats, resulting exhaustion/rage, fear/betrayal. The sample consisted 130 female nurses (mean age 40.20 ± 12.15 years) from general surgery, neurosurgery, trauma orthopaedic urgent care who had been undergoing advanced training work with injured personnel at Volyn Medical Institute (Ukraine) March May 2023. All experienced direct indirect 105 participants personnel. Results results mediation analysis indicated that fully mediated relationship different components namely, satisfaction. Conclusion Research has shown significant various aspects underscoring need targeted interventions trauma.

Language: Английский

Psychometric properties of the revised Ukrainian version of the Continuous Traumatic Stress Response scale (CTSR) in the context of the Russo-Ukrainian war

European journal of psychotraumatology, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 16(1)

Published: Feb. 24, 2025

Background: The Continuous Traumatic Stress Response scale (CTSR) was designed to measure symptoms associated with multiple ongoing security threats in the context of Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Since 2014, Ukraine has faced armed invasion and war, nationwide insecurity since February 2022.

Language: Английский

Living under threat: adolescents’ continuous traumatic stress reactions in relation to violence exposure

European journal of psychotraumatology, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 16(1)

Published: March 27, 2025

Background: Adolescents exposed to violence are at a higher risk for mental health problems than their peers. Exposure ongoing can potentially lead Continuous Traumatic Stress (CTS). CTS reactions have never been studied in relation exposure adolescent samples.

Language: Английский