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SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES. Health Care Sciences

ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Resistance to Post-traumatic Stress Reactions
of Vulnerable Groups Engaged in Pandemic Liquidation

Melnyk Yu. B. 1,2,3 ABCDEG ,
, Pypenko I. S.
Stadnik A. V. 1,2,4,5 BCDEG 1,2,6 ACFG
Authors’ Contribution: 1
A – Study design; 2 Kharkiv Regional Public Organization “Culture of Health” (KRPOCH), Ukraine
Scientific Research Institute KRPOCH, Ukraine
B – Data collection; 3
C – Statistical analysis; 4 National Academy of the National Guard of Ukraine, Ukraine
Social-Psychological Center KRPOCH, Ukraine
D – Data interpretation; 5
E – Manuscript preparation; 6 Kharkiv National University of Internal Affairs, Kharkiv, Ukraine
Simon Kuznets Kharkiv National University of Economics, Ukraine
F – Literature search;
G – Funds collection Received: 20.04.2020; Accepted: 20.05.2020; Published: 30.06.2020
Abstract
Background and The increase in cases of post-traumatic stress reactions among vulnerable groups
Aim of Study: engaged in the pandemic liquidation, make the problem urgent for nowadays.
The aim of the study: to reveal the peculiarities of mental traumatic influence on
military-men engaged into the COVID-19 pandemic liquidation; detail the level of
stress, anxiety and depression in order to develop further actions concerning mental
support and psycho-prophylaxis.
Material and Methods: In order to conduct the research, we have engaged 334 military-men (of different
categories: military-men for a regular term and military-men under a contract, officers
(of the age from 18 to 40), who performed their duty of maintaining order together with
the police. We have shortlisted 3 groups. The structured questionnaire consisted of
questions grounded on the following methods: “Mississippi Scale for Estimating Post-
Traumatic Reactions (military variant)”; “Depression Anxiety Stress Scales”;
“Insomnia Severity Index”. Cronbach’s alpha is 0.817 (good internal consistency).
Results: By the results of using the Mississippi scale for estimating post-traumatic reactions
(military variant), the following fact has been stated: among military-men experienced
in battle actions, the quantity of people with PTSR indicators accounted for 1.79%, that
is significantly less than among military-men inexperienced in battle actions (3.42%).
We have also revealed some certain gender peculiarities.
Conclusions: Military-men experienced in battle actions display anxiety, depression, stress and sleep
disorders considerably more rarely than military-men inexperienced in such. In our
mind it is stipulated by the fact that committing professional duties in conditions of the
COVID-19 pandemic is less stressful for military-men experienced in battle actions than
the battle actions themselves which they are adapted to. Sleep disorders (the average
point by “Insomnia Severity Index” methods) have been considerably higher among
military-women, than among military-men in all the groups that is connected, with their
higher extraversion and stress in the COVID-19 pandemic.
Keywords: pandemic, anxiety, depression, stress, military-men, COVID-19
Copyright: © 2020 Melnyk Yu. B., Stadnik A. V., Pypenko I. S. Published by Archives of
International Journal of Science Annals
DOI and UDC DOI 10.26697/ijsa.2020.1.5; UDC 159.972:616-07:159.938.363.6
Conflict of interests: The authors declare that there is no conflict of interests
Peer review: Double-blind review
Source of support: This research did not receive any outside funding or support
Information about Melnyk Yuriy Borysovych (Corresponding Author) – https://orcid.org/0000-0002-
the authors: 8527-4638; [email protected]; Doctor of Philosophy in Pedagogy, Associate
Professor; Professor, National Academy of the National Guard of Ukraine; Founder
and Chairman of the Board, KRPOCH; Director, Scientific Research Institute
KRPOCH; Kharkiv, Ukraine.
Stadnik Anatoliy Volodymyrovych – https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1472-4224; Doctor
of Philosophy in Medicine, Associate Professor, Kharkiv National University of
Internal Affairs; Director, Social-Psychological Center KRPOCH; Kharkiv, Ukraine.
Pypenko Iryna Sergiivna – https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5083-540X; Doctor of
Philosophy in Economics, Associate Professor, Simon Kuznets Kharkiv National
University of Economics; Co-Director, Scientific Research Institute KRPOCH;
Director, Educational Center KRPOCH; Kharkiv, Ukraine.

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