Table 2 Comparison of DASS-21, IES-R and Brief-COPE scores among Polish, Ukrainian, and Taiwanese participants (N = 1626).

From: Depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress during the 2022 Russo-Ukrainian war, a comparison between populations in Poland, Ukraine, and Taiwan

Psychosocial profile

Mean ± SD (Number (%))

p-value

Poland (N = 1053)

Ukraine (N = 385)

Taiwan (N = 188)

DASS-21 score

44.71 ± 27.48

56.84 ± 25.14

25.66 ± 24.21

 < 0.001

 Depression

6.97 ± 5.06

9.25 ± 4.67

3.93 ± 4.41

 < 0.001

 Anxiety

6.08 ± 4.89

7.63 ± 4.85

3.43 ± 3.78

 < 0.001

 Stress

9.30 ± 5.22

11.54 ± 4.59

5.47 ± 4.74

 < 0.001

Depression

  > 9

305 (29)

179 (46.5)

21 (11.2)

 < 0.001

 δ 9

748 (71)

206 (53.5)

167 (88.8)

 < 0.001

Anxiety

  > 7

384 (36.5)

186 (46.3)

28 (14.9)

 < 0.001

 δ 7

669 (63.5)

199 (51.7)

160 (85.1)

 < 0.001

Stress

  > 14

183 (17.4)

110 (28.6)

7 (3.7)

 < 0.001

 δ 14

870 (82.6)

275 (71.4)

181 (96.3)

 < 0.001

IES-R score

35.01 ± 15.15

41.36 ± 14.94

40.37 ± 16.86

 < 0.001

Mean IES-R score

4.75 ± 2.09

5.67 ± 2.07

5.47 ± 2.30

 < 0.001

 Avoidance

1.65 ± 0.76

1.62 ± 0.74

1.89 ± 0.81

 < 0.001

 Intrusion

1.60 ± 0.86

2.05 ± 0.89

1.87 ± 0.85

 < 0.001

 Hyperarousal

1.50 ± 0.87

2.00 ± 0.89

1.70 ± 0.81

 < 0.001

IES-R score

  > 32 (Cut-off for post-traumatic stress)

602 (57.2)

282 (73.2)

107 (56.9)

 < 0.001

 δ 32

451 (42.8)

103 (26.8)

81 (43.1)

 < 0.001

Brief-COPE score

34.36 ± 12.08

38.69 ± 11.33

63.49 ± 15.13

 < 0.001

Mean brief-COPE score

3.64 ± 1.31

4.13 ± 1.22

6.75 ± 1.60

 < 0.001

 Problem-focused coping

1.47 ± 0.65

1.80 ± 0.61

2.79 ± 0.79

 < 0.001

 Emotion-focused coping

1.30 ± 0.46

1.42 ± 0.45

2.36 ± 0.62

 < 0.001

 Avoidant coping

0.87 ± 0.53

0.91 ± 0.50

1.60 ± 0.47

 < 0.001

  1. DASS-21 depression, anxiety, stress scale, IES-R impact of event scale-revised, Brief-COPE brief coping orientation to problems experienced questionnaire.