Exposure to war, war nightmares, insomnia, and war-related posttraumatic stress disorder: A network analysis among university students during the war in Ukraine.
In: Journal of Affective Disorders, Jg. 342 (2023-12-01), S. 148-156
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Little is known about the prevalence and associations between war-related variables among Ukrainians during the Russian invasion. The present study assesses the prevalence and associations between exposure to war (EW), nightmares of war (NW), insomnia, and war-related post-traumatic stress disorder (WPTSD) among university students from Ukraine. During the war, an online cross-sectional study was performed among university students (N = 1072) from western Ukraine. Newly developed questions evaluated EW and NW, while insomnia was measured using Athens Insomnia Scale (AIS), and for assessing war-related PTSD symptoms, we adopted an abbreviated six-item PTSD checklist (PCL-6). The associations between exposure to war, nightmares of war, and symptoms of insomnia and PTSD were examined using network analysis (NA). Among university students, 98 % declared exposure to war, 86 % dreamed nightmares of war, 49 % experienced insomnia symptoms, and 27 % presented symptoms of PTSD. A network analysis found that war-related PTSD has a central and the greatest impact on the frequency of war nightmares and the severity of insomnia symptoms. Self-report measurements were applied to a gender-unbalanced sample of university students from the western regions of Ukraine, so it would be inappropriate to generalize to the population directly affected by the war. War-related PTSD symptoms had the most significant impact on the other variables. Therefore, war-related PTSD should be a priority in treatment among university students in Ukraine. However, multidisciplinary integrative intervention programs that treat nightmares, insomnia, and PTSD, can be the most effective. • The frequency of exposure to trauma, nightmares, insomnia, and PTSD symptoms during war is high among Ukrainian university students. • Network analysis showed that all variables may influence each other bidirectionally. • A multidisciplinary intervention approach should be used in the treatment of nightmares, insomnia, and PTSD in the war-time Ukrainian population. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Exposure to war, war nightmares, insomnia, and war-related posttraumatic stress disorder: A network analysis among university students during the war in Ukraine.
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Pavlova, Iuliia ; Rogowska, Aleksandra M. |
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Zeitschrift: | Journal of Affective Disorders, Jg. 342 (2023-12-01), S. 148-156 |
Veröffentlichung: | 2023 |
Medientyp: | academicJournal |
ISSN: | 0165-0327 (print) |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.jad.2023.09.003 |
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