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<bold>Introduction</bold>: While the detrimental impact of the Russian-Ukrainian War on mental health of Ukrainian population has been well-documented, less attention has been given to mental health workers (MHWs) providing mental health support services amid the war.
<bold>Purpose</bold>: To examine levels of domain-specific well-being in Ukrainian MHWs; identify and quantify the relative importance of factors associated with well-being; and examine interactions of risk and protective factors in relation to each well-being domain.
<bold>Methodology</bold>: A convenience sample of 178 MHWs completed a survey that assessed their well-being, and sociodemographic, war-related, mental health, and psychosocial characteristics.
<bold>Results</bold>: Lower levels of mental health difficulties such as anxiety and posttraumatic stress symptoms, and higher levels of psychosocial factors such as higher optimism, gratitude, and presence and search for meaning were associated with higher well-being. MHWs with high levels of protective psychosocial factors were more likely to report higher well-being even in the presence of mental health difficulties.
<bold>Conclusion</bold>:. Results of this study provide insight into the levels and correlates of multiple well-being domains among Ukrainian MHWs amid the ongoing war. They further suggest that interventions to mitigate mental health difficulties and bolster protective psychosocial factors may help promote well-being in this population.
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Introduction: While the detrimental impact of the Russian-Ukrainian War on mental health of Ukrainian population has been well-documented, less attention has been given to mental health workers (MHWs) providing mental health support services amid the war.
Purpose: To examine levels of domain-specific well-being in Ukrainian MHWs; identify and quantify the relative importance of factors associated with well-being; and examine interactions of risk and protective factors in relation to each well-being domain.
Methodology: A convenience sample of 178 MHWs completed a survey that assessed their well-being, and sociodemographic, war-related, mental health, and psychosocial characteristics.
Results: Lower levels of mental health difficulties such as anxiety and posttraumatic stress symptoms, and higher levels of psychosocial factors such as higher optimism, gratitude, and presence and search for meaning were associated with higher well-being. MHWs with high levels of protective psychosocial factors were more likely to report higher well-being even in the presence of mental health difficulties.
Conclusion:. Results of this study provide insight into the levels and correlates of multiple well-being domains among Ukrainian MHWs amid the ongoing war. They further suggest that interventions to mitigate mental health difficulties and bolster protective psychosocial factors may help promote well-being in this population.

Well-being of mental health workers during the Russian-Ukrainian War

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs National Center for PTSD

Sumy State Pedagogical University named after A.S. Makarenko

Mental Health: Global Challenges

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Introduction: While the detrimental impact of the Russian-Ukrainian War on mental health of Ukrainian population has been well-documented, less attention has...

Well-being of mental health workers during the Russian-Ukrainian War

Published Online: Mar 28, 2024

Page range: 41 - 49

Received: Sep 12, 2023

Accepted: Mar 18, 2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.56508/mhgcj.v7i1.189

Keywords
Well-being, mental health, war, epidemiology

© 2024 Hun Kang et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

Well-being of mental health workers during the Russian-Ukrainian War

Published Online: Mar 28, 2024

Page range: 41 - 49

Received: Sep 12, 2023

Accepted: Mar 18, 2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.56508/mhgcj.v7i1.189

KeywordsWell-being, mental health, war, epidemiology

© 2024 Hun Kang et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Well-being, mental health, war, epidemiology