Evaluation of cardiovascular complaints in higher education students experiencing elevated level of situational anxiety during the martial law and peacetime

Abstract

Aim: To calculate the average score of situational anxiety level and compare the risk of developing cardiovascular complaints in higher education students from the country in the martial law and the country in peacetime according to the respondents’ level of situational anxiety. To analyze the impact of place of residence on the frequency of complaints among students with an elevated level of situational anxiety in both countries. Materials and Methods: Descriptive and inferential statistics: cluster method, qualitative analysis method; exploratory observational analytical short-term case-control study. The State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) [1] questionnaire was used to calculate the situational anxiety level indicator. Calculations were conducted using Excel and MedStat software. Results: The research results demonstrated higher level of situational anxiety among students who belonged to higher educational institutions in the country under the martial law. The odds ratio is 0,42 (95% CІ 0,27-0,66), indicating that the elevated level of situational anxiety was encountered more frequently in the study group compared to the control group of students. Conclusions: The average score of situational anxiety level was found to be higher among students from a country where the martial law has been implemented. The presence of the martial law in the country was identified as a factor associated with an increased risk of complaints from the cardiovascular system among students. The risk of developing cardiovascular complaints in the context of elevated situational anxiety is confirmed.