General psychological distress among Japan Self-Defense Forces personnel dispatched on United Nations peacekeeping operations and their spouses
General psychological distress among Japan Self-Defense Forces personnel dispatched on United Nations peacekeeping operations and their spouses
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派遣参加联合国维和行动的日本自卫队人员及其配偶的普遍心理困扰
DOI：
10.1111/pcn.12806
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发表时间：
2019
影响因子：
11.9
通讯作者：
Aihide Yoshino and Kunio Shimizu
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1.Masaaki Tanich;Masanori Nagamine;Jun Shigemura;Taisuke Yamamoto;Takehito Sawamura;Yoshitomo Takahashi;Asuka Obara;Taku Saito;Hiroyuki Toda;Aihide Yoshino and Kunio Shimizu
目的在军事组织内部强调国际部署期间家庭护理的重要性，但尚未评估部署人员及其配偶之间的心理健康互动。本研究通过检查夫妇的心理健康在整个部署periods.MethodsThe心理健康的324配偶的日本自卫队人员派遣为半年的联合国脱离接触观察员部队使命的夫妇进行了检查，使用纵向数据来自四个时间点的调查：一个月的部署前，初始部署，中期部署，并立即回国后。采用30项一般健康问卷（30 items General Health Questionnaire）评估一般心理困扰，高分（≥7）表示心理健康不良。人员的高一般心理困扰是显着相关的，他们的配偶（比值比= 2.24; 95%置信区间，1.32-3.80），反之亦然（比值比= 2.38; 95%置信区间1.39-4.08）。
AimThe importance of family care during international deployment is emphasized within military organizations, but mental health interactions between deployed personnel and their spouses have not yet been assessed. This study addressed this gap by examining couples’ mental health throughout a deployment period.MethodsThe mental health of 324 spousal dyads of Japan Self‐Defense Forces personnel dispatched for a half‐year United Nations Disengagement Observer Force mission was examined, using longitudinal data derived from a survey at four time points: one‐month pre‐deployment, initial deployment, middle deployment, and immediately after homecoming. The 30‐item General Health Questionnaire was used to evaluate general psychological distress, with high scores (≥7) indicating adverse mental health.ResultsThe spouses’ general psychological distress was significantly higher compared with the deployed personnel (P< 0.001). The high general psychological distress of personnel was significantly related to that of their spouses (odds ratio = 2.24; 95% confidence interval, 1.32–3.80), and vice versa (odds ratio = 2.38; 95% confidence interval 1.39–4.08).ConclusionMental health care will be beneficial for not only deployed personnel but also their spouses.