@article{Ulianytska_Rebryk_Yakobson_Ushko_Sitovskyi_Usova_2022, title={QUALITY ASSESSMENT OF PATIENTS` LIFE WITH POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER AND ADJUSTMENT DISORDERS}, volume={18}, url={https://msu-journal.com/index.php/journal/article/view/429}, DOI={10.32345/2664-4738.4.2022.13}, abstractNote={<p><strong>Relevance</strong>. Physical and mental health indicators play a major role in assessing patients’ quality of life. The quality of life deteriorates with the development of post-traumatic stress disorders (PTSD), and it directly affects patients’ health.</p> <p><strong>Objective</strong>: to investigate changes in indicators of quality of life among patients with PTSD.</p> <p><strong>Materials and methods.</strong> 22 young patients participated in the study. The MOS SF-36 International Quality of Life Questionnaire and the Mississippi Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Rating Scale (civilian version) have been used.</p> <p><strong>Results</strong>. According to the results of the Mississippi Scale, the patients were divided into three groups: 1 (n=4) – without PTSD symptoms, 2 (n=13) – with mental disorders, and 3 (n=5) – with PTSD symptoms. In each of the above mentioned groups, the MOS SF-36 quality of life test has been conducted. According to its results, it was determined that group 2 had lower quality of life indicators (physical and mental health components) compared to the first group, but higher compared to the third group.</p> <p><strong>Conclusion</strong>. Manifestations of PTSD directly affect the quality of life of patients. Patients with PTSD and mental disorders reported lower indicators of physical and mental components of health.</p&gt;}, number={4}, journal={Medical Science of Ukraine (MSU)}, author={Ulianytska, N.Y. and Rebryk, Y.Y. and Yakobson О.О. and Ushko, Ia.A. and SitovskyiА.М. and Usova , O.V.}, year={2022}, month={Dec.}, pages={89-93} }