Amone-P'olak Kennedy, Jones Peter B, Abbott Rosemary, Meiser-Stedman Richard, Ovuga Emilio, Croudace Tim J
Department of Health Sciences, Seebohm Rowntree Building, University of York, Heslington, York YO10 5DD UK ; Department of Health Sciences, Seebohm Rowntree Building, University of York, Heslington, York YO10 5DD UK ; Department of Health Sciences, Seebohm Rowntree Building, University of York, Heslington, York YO10 5DD UK.
Springerplus. 2013 Jul 3;2(1):300. doi: 10.1186/2193-1801-2-300. Print 2013 Dec.
War experiences are associated with the risk of long-term mental health problems. The War-affected Youths (WAYS) Study comprises a cohort of 539 youths (61% female) aged between 18 to 25 (at baseline) randomly sampled from the population of war-affected youths in northern Uganda. The study aims to chart the trajectory of long-term mental health consequences of war and the roles of individual, family, and community contextual risk and protective factors in influencing the course of mental health using Social Ecology Model, thus, addressing both the individual and its social ecology. Knowledge of postwar contexts may inform policy and guide interventions on postwar psychosocial adjustment and reintegration in conflict-prone Great Lakes region of Africa (Rwanda, Burundi, DR Congo, Uganda, Central African Republic, and South Sudan). Two waves of data collection have been conducted and more data collection is planned. At baseline, information on demographic characteristics, pre-war experiences, psychosocial outcomes, coping, stigma/discrimination, family and community acceptance and relationship, family functioning, and post-war experiences were obtained. At follow-up, information on general health, gender-based violence, PTSD, social skills, trauma memory quality, rumination, self-esteem, and psychosocial outcomes were collected. Approval to access the data can be obtained on application to the Principal Investigator upon submission of a research proposal with ethical approval from the applicant's institution. This research is funded by Wellcome Trust and Gulu University.
战争经历与长期心理健康问题的风险相关。受战争影响青年（WAYS）研究对乌干达北部受战争影响青年群体中的539名青年（61%为女性）进行了队列研究，这些青年年龄在18至25岁之间（基线时），是从该群体中随机抽取的。该研究旨在利用社会生态模型描绘战争对长期心理健康影响的轨迹，以及个人、家庭和社区背景风险及保护因素在影响心理健康过程中的作用，从而兼顾个体及其社会生态。对战后背景的了解可为政策提供参考，并指导非洲冲突频发的大湖地区（卢旺达、布隆迪、刚果民主共和国、乌干达、中非共和国和南苏丹）战后心理社会调适和重新融入方面的干预措施。目前已进行了两轮数据收集，并计划进行更多的数据收集。在基线时，获取了有关人口统计学特征、战前经历、心理社会结果、应对方式、耻辱感/歧视、家庭和社区接纳与关系、家庭功能以及战后经历等方面的信息。在随访时，收集了有关一般健康状况、基于性别的暴力、创伤后应激障碍、社交技能、创伤记忆质量、沉思、自尊和心理社会结果等方面的信息。在提交经申请人所在机构伦理批准的研究提案后，向首席研究员提出申请即可获得数据访问许可。本研究由惠康信托基金会和古卢大学资助。
