The impact of Sudan armed conflict and coping strategies on the mental health of the older adult internally displaced persons in Darfur camps.

IF 2.7 3区心理学 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY BMC Psychology Pub Date : 2025-02-04 DOI:10.1186/s40359-024-02214-6

Saif A Musa, Abdalla A R M Hamid

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Background: The war victims in Darfur witnessed the killing of relatives, rape of women, and loss of property. Studies in war-affected populations have reported high rates of mental health problems. The present study aimed at investigating the effects of the armed conflict in Sudan on the mental health of the older adult IDPs in Darfur as well as the role of coping strategies in dealing with psychological distress.

Methods: A purposive sampling technique was used to select 109 older adult internally displaced persons (Mage = 74.93; SD = 7.07). The General Health Questionnaire (GHQ 28), the Coping Inventory for Stressful Situations (CISS), and a demographic survey were used to collect data.

Results: The results revealed a high prevalence (75.2%) of non-psychotic psychiatric disorders amongst the older adult IDP participants. Task-focused coping was negatively related to somatic symptoms (p < 0.01), anxiety (p < 0.05), and general distress (p < 0.01), while avoidance was negatively related to age (p < 0.05) and social dysfunction (p < 0.05). Family size was positively associated with task-focused coping (p < 0.05) and negatively associated with somatic symptoms (p < 0.05). The results further showed significant gender differences in somatic symptoms (p < 0.001), anxiety (p < 0.05), general distress (p < 0.01), task-focused (p < 0.001) and avoidance coping (p < 0.05).

Conclusion: The findings of this study suggest that attention should be directed towards fostering positive coping capacity and the provision of psychosocial support services for older adult IDPs in Darfur.

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苏丹武装冲突和应对策略对达尔富尔难民营中老年境内流离失所者心理健康的影响。

背景：达尔富尔的战争受害者目睹了亲属被杀、妇女被强奸以及财产损失。对受战争影响人群的研究表明，他们的心理健康问题发生率很高。本研究旨在调查苏丹武装冲突对达尔富尔境内流离失所老年人心理健康的影响，以及应对策略在处理心理困扰方面的作用：方法：采用目的性抽样技术选取了 109 名老年境内流离失所者（Mage = 74.93；SD = 7.07）。采用一般健康问卷（GHQ 28）、压力情境应对量表（CISS）和人口统计学调查来收集数据：结果显示，在老年 IDP 参与者中，非精神病性精神障碍的发病率很高（75.2%）。以任务为中心的应对方式与躯体症状呈负相关（p 结论：本研究的结果表明，以任务为中心的应对方式与躯体症状呈负相关：本研究的结果表明，应注意培养积极的应对能力，并为达尔富尔的老年国内流离失所者提供社会心理支持服务。

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BMC Psychology Psychology-Psychology (all)

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3.90

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2.80%

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265

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24 weeks

期刊介绍： BMC Psychology is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that considers manuscripts on all aspects of psychology, human behavior and the mind, including developmental, clinical, cognitive, experimental, health and social psychology, as well as personality and individual differences. The journal welcomes quantitative and qualitative research methods, including animal studies.