Response of Polish Psychiatric Patients to the Russian Invasion of Ukraine in February 2022―Predictive Role of Risk Perception and Temperamental Traits
Abstract
:1. Introduction
1.1. Background
1.2. Aim
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Sample
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- schizophrenia patients, N = 40 (Mage = 29.61, SD = 10.12);
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- depressed patients, N = 40 (Mage = 31.12; SD = 8.16).
2.2. Procedure
2.3. Measures
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- Health Risk (HR): patients had to express the negative effect of RUW on their own psychical health (0―not at all, 10―very much);
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- Psychological Risk (PR): patients had to express how the RUW would negatively affect their well-being (emotional stability, social relations and spirituality) in the future (0―not at all, 10―very much);
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- Global War Risk Perception (GWR): patients had to express the likelihood of war occurring in countries neighboring to Ukraine, including in Poland (0―not at all, 10―very much);
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- Institutional-Economy Risk Perception (I-ER): patients had to indicate the possible negative role of RUW for world peace and the financial crisis (0―not at all, 10―very much).
2.4. Statistical Analyses
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Category | Depressed Patients | Schizophrenia Patients | p | |
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Age | M = 31.12 SD = 8.16 | M = 29.61 SD = 10.12 | p = 0.66 | |
Sex | Women Men | 19; 48% 21; 52% | 16; 40% 24; 60% | p = 0.51 |
Marital status | Single Married Divorced or separated Widow/Widower | 25; 62% 10; 25% 4; 10% 1; 3% | 21; 52% 14; 35% 4; 10% 1; 3% | p = 0.57 |
Number of children (mean) | M = 1.15 SD = 0.83 | M = 1.02 SD = 0.44 | p = 0.11 | |
Years of education (mean) | M = 17.12 SD = 5.16 | M = 11.14 SD = 3.13 | p = 0.02 * | |
Years of employment (mean) | M = 13.11 SD = 3.13 | M = 2.14 SD = 3.13 | p = 0.03 * |
Category | Depressed Patients | Schizophrenia Patients | p |
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Temperamental traits | |||
ER | 49 (IQR: 39–56.20) | 21 (IQR: 19.25–25) | p = 0.01 * |
AC | 25 (IQR: 14–28.25) | 37 IQR:31–54.75) | p = 0.03 * |
EN | 21 (IQR: 28–41.12) | 19.30 (IQR: 14–25.90) | p = 0.17 |
BR | 35 (IQR: 28–41.12) | 38 (IQR: 32.23–44) | p = 0.15 |
SS | 26 (IQR: 21–33.30) | 41 (IQR: 31.23–47) | p = 0.08 |
PE | 51 (IQR: 46–60) | 48 (IQR: 40–55) | p = 0.19 |
RT | 19 (IQR: 11.30–25) | 22 (IQR: 20–25) | p = 0.21 |
RUW risk perception | |||
HR | 7.87 (IQR: 3.3–9.30) | 3.31 (IQR: 4.23–7.12) | p = 0.04 * |
PR | 7.11 (IQR: 6.20–9.30) | 5.12 (IQR: 2.33–7.33) | p = 0.04 * |
GWR | 5.34 (IQR: 4.00–6.23) | 6 (IQR: 3.67–8.00) | p = 0.65 |
I-ER | 8.75 (IQR: 7.97–9.40) | 7.80 (IQR: 6–8.50) | p = 0.12 |
Category | Base Measurement | Main Measurement | p |
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Main scales score | |||
Positive symptoms score | 30.44 (SD = 8.32) | 37.52 (SD = 8.01) | p = 0.01 * |
Negative symptoms score | 14.70 (SD = 5.83) | 15.13 (SD = 6.06) | p = 0.76 |
General psychopathology score | 78.12 (SD = 13.33) | 80.12 (SD = 11.73) | p = 0.06 |
Single items score | |||
Delusions | M = 3.89 (SD = 2.13) | M = 5.67 (SD = 1.76) | p = 0.04 * |
Hallucinatory behaviors | M = 2.14 (SD = 1.13) | M = 4.58 (SD = 2.21) | p = 0.03 * |
Conceptual disorganization | M = 2.13 (SD = 0.68) | M = 5.11 (SD = 2.13) | p = 0.03 * |
Category | Base Measurement | Main Measurement | p |
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Main scales score | |||
Total BDI-II Score | 31.42 (SD = 6.57) | 36.26 (SD = 8.01) | p = 0.01 ** |
Single items score * | |||
Loss of pleasure | M = 1.44 (SD = 0.87) | M = 2.17 (SD = 0.65) | p = 0.04 ** |
Sadness | M = 1.44 (SD = 0.87) | M = 2.11 (SD = 0.56) | p = 0.03 ** |
Pessimism | M = 2.01 (SD = 0.68) | M = 2.54 (SD = 0.33) | p = 0.03 ** |
Worthlessness | M = 1.07 (SD = 0.75) | M = 2.18 (SD = 0.58) | p = 0.01 ** |
Loss of interest | M = 1.78 (SD = 0.89) | M = 2.54 (SD = 0.32) | p = 0.02 ** |
Self-criticalness | M = 1.53 (SD = 0.71) | M = 2.11 (SD = 0.54) | p = 0.04 ** |
Guilty feelings | M = 1.13 (SD = 0.76) | M = 1.96 (SD = 0.48) | p = 0.03 ** |
Category | Positive symptoms Scale | Delusions | Hallucinatory Behaviors | Conceptual Disorganization | ||||
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β | t | β | t | β | t | β | t | |
PE | 0.29 | 2.34 | 0.20 | 2.43 | 0.2 | 2.22 | 0.21 | 2.11 |
ER | 0.30 | 2.7 | 0.24 | 2.56 | - | - | - | - |
Category | BDI-II Total Score | Loss of Pleasure | Sadness | Pessimism | Worthless-ness | Loss of Interest | Self-Criticalness | Guilty Feelings | ||||||||
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β | t | β | t | β | t | β | t | β | t | β | t | β | t | β | t | |
Constant | - | 2.78 | - | 2.96 | - | 2.43 | - | 3.06 | - | 3.54 | - | 4.01 | - | - | - | 3.03 |
PE | 0.43 | 2.67 | 0.20 | 2.43 | 0.2 | 2.22 | 0.21 | 2.11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
ER | 0.39 | 2.67 | 0.2 | 2.41 | 0.34 | 2.19 | - | - | 0.27 | 2.54 | 0.41 | 2.65 | - | - | 0.21 | 2.16 |
HR | 0.24 | 2.7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
PR | 0.36 | 2.74 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Nowicka, M.; Jarczewska-Gerc, E.; Marszal-Wisniewska, M. Response of Polish Psychiatric Patients to the Russian Invasion of Ukraine in February 2022―Predictive Role of Risk Perception and Temperamental Traits. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20, 325. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20010325
Nowicka M, Jarczewska-Gerc E, Marszal-Wisniewska M. Response of Polish Psychiatric Patients to the Russian Invasion of Ukraine in February 2022―Predictive Role of Risk Perception and Temperamental Traits. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2023; 20(1):325. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20010325
Chicago/Turabian StyleNowicka, Magdalena, Ewa Jarczewska-Gerc, and Magdalena Marszal-Wisniewska. 2023. "Response of Polish Psychiatric Patients to the Russian Invasion of Ukraine in February 2022―Predictive Role of Risk Perception and Temperamental Traits" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 20, no. 1: 325. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20010325