Mental health of university students twenty months after the beginning of the full-scale Russian-Ukrainian war
BMC Psychiatry,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
25(1)
Опубликована: Март 12, 2025
Russia's
full-scale
military
invasion
of
Ukraine
on
February
24,
2022
led
to
an
increase
anxiety
and
depressive
states,
psychosomatic
manifestations,
a
tendency
abuse
alcohol
psychoactive
substances
in
the
population.
The
aim
this
paper
is
examine
mental
health
burden
among
university
students
twenty
months
after
war
identify
risk
protective
factors
for
problems.
A
cross-sectional
study
was
conducted
Ukrainian
October
2023
(n
=
1398).
online
survey
included
sociodemographic
data
collection,
evaluation
psychological
well-being
measured
depression,
anxiety,
PTSD
symptoms
insomnia.
Normality
variables
verified
by
Kolmogorov–Smirnov
test.
An
independent-samples
t-test,
Mann–Whitney
U-test,
χ2
test
analysis
variance
were
used
compare
data.
Differences
PHQ-9
GAD-7
levels
based
characteristics
analyzed
using
ANOVA.
Correlation
between
calculated
with
Pearson
correlation,
adjusted
Benjamini-Hochberg
procedure.
To
develop
predictive
model
XGBoost
algorithm
employed,
additionally,
SHAP
utilized.
Symptoms
PTSD,
as
well
moderate
severe
insomnia,
reported
48.1%,
34.1%,
33.6%,
19.3%
students,
respectively.
severity
these
varied
such
sex,
age,
prior
trauma
experiences,
living
conditions.
Additionally,
type
relocation
(within
or
abroad)
significantly
influenced
outcomes.
majority
participants
(68.5%)
experience
war-related
traumatic
events.
Factors
linked
higher
depression
symptom
scores
lower
initial
well-being,
greater
social
media
use,
female
gender,
exposure
multiple
events,
experiences
assault
sexual
violence,
loss
loved
one,
pre-existing
ongoing
treatment
during
war,
use
psychotropic
medications.
face
significant
due
high
rates
insomnia
symptoms.
These
findings
highlight
importance
tailored
interventions
through
different
stakeholders
that
take
into
account
individual
needs,
past
burdens
usage.
Язык: Английский
Medical students’ mental health after the first year of war in Ukraine: A cross-sectional study
Journal of Health Psychology,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Март 31, 2025
Ukrainian
medical
students
face
a
high
risk
of
mental
health
issues,
including
depression
and
anxiety,
which
exacerbated
by
the
COVID-19
pandemic
ongoing
war.
This
study
examines
their
one
year
into
war,
focusing
on
depression,
coping
strategies
while
identifying
vulnerable
groups.
A
cross-sectional
was
conducted
during
2023,
involving
506
from
Bogomolets
National
Medical
University
in
Kyiv
380
Split,
Croatia,
as
control
group.
higher
proportion
had
history
problems
(37.5%)
compared
to
Croatian
peers,
along
with
rates
(52.2%)
anxiety
(44.8%).
Key
predictors
war-related
stressors,
financial
problems,
displacement
were
strongly
linked
though
some
factors
stronger
associations
specific
conditions.
These
findings
highlight
war’s
severe
toll
students,
emphasizing
need
for
targeted
interventions.
Язык: Английский