@article{ref1,
title="Mental health burden of the Russian-Ukrainian War 2022 (RUW-22): anxiety and depression levels among young adults in Central Europe",
journal="International journal of environmental research and public health",
year="2022",
author="Riad, Abanoub and Drobov, Anton and Krobot, Martin and Antalová, Natália and Alkasaby, Muhammad Abdullatif and Perina, Ales and Koščík, Michal",
volume="19",
number="14",
pages="e8418-e8418",
abstract="Armed conflicts are public health emergencies that affect human lives at multiple levels. The mental health of adolescents and young adults is at high risk during crisis settings; therefore, this cross-sectional survey-based study aimed to evaluate anxiety and depressive symptoms among university students in the Czech Republic following the Russian-Ukrainian war of 2022 (RUW-22). The study used standardized screening instruments; the Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7) for anxiety and the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) for depression. Of 591 students who participated in this study, 67.7% were females, 68.2% held Czech citizenship, and 63.8% were enrolled in medical or healthcare programs. The participants were highly concerned about the RUW-22 news, with a mean score of 7.17 ± 2.50 (0-10). While 34% and 40.7% of the participants in this study manifested moderate to severe levels of anxiety and depression, respectively, the mental health burden of the RUW-22 was confirmed by the positive correlation between &quot;feeling concerned&quot;, GAD-7 (ρ = 0.454), and PHQ-9 (ρ = 0.326). Female gender, higher frequency of news following, and social media use were associated with higher levels of anxiety and depressive symptoms; thus, proposing them to be risk factors for psychological disorders following the RUW-22.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1661-7827",
doi="10.3390/ijerph19148418",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19148418"
}