A cohort cross-sectional study of the attitude of the population to vaccination against coronavirus infection COVID-19 was carried out using a specially designed questionnaire for mass filling, located on Internet resources 2 months after the start of mass vaccination in Russia. A total of 4172 people were examined at the age from 18 to 81 years. Among the respondents, there were different tendencies in relation to vaccination. Of the total sample, 35.7% of respondents consider vaccination useful, 32.2%—doubt its effectiveness, 8.7%—consider vaccination unnecessary, 12.2%—dangerous, indifference to vaccination was formed in 5.9% of respondents. They indicated that they do not plan to be vaccinated, 30.8%, postpones their decision until more remote data on the results and effectiveness of vaccination are obtained—34.7%, were vaccinated at the time of the study—12.2%. Young people are less focused on vaccination than middle-aged and older people. Among the factors that are associated with the attitude towards vaccination are age, gender, education, fear of possible complications, fear of contracting a coronavirus infection, concern for the health of their loved ones, anxiety about the current situation with coronavirus in general. The reports of scientists, doctors and experts in this field are essential for shaping attitudes towards vaccination. The study results should be considered as the targets for vaccination behavior improvement psychosocial interventions for different social and age population groups

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a major impact on the mental health and well-being of people around the world. Vaccination is one of the key components of preventing the spread of COVID-19. However, despite the high risks of COVID-19, there is widespread disapproval and hostility towards vaccination and restrictive measures aimed at stopping the infection process. The spread of misinformation about vaccines, which has a long history as far back as the 18th and 19th centuries, increases distrust of immunization, but in turn is based on different beliefs about the sources of health and disease accepted in society. Vaccine skepticism is believed to be one of the global threats to public health and the achievement of population immunity against infections. In this connection, population data on attitudes towards vaccination within the largest possible number of social subgroups are of interest. A review was made of the subject field of scientific articles in Russian from 01/01/2020 to 02/28/2022, which reported on the attitude to vaccination of more than 12 thousand respondents from the Russian-speaking population of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan, and described the factors influencing the formation of readiness for immunoprophylaxis against the new coronavirus infection. The percentage of respondents who agreed, disagreed and doubted about the implementation of vaccination was determined, with the calculation of the median values for the included publications without taking into account the weight of each of the presented studies. Compared with a large number of foreign countries, the Russian-speaking population showed both high levels of unwillingness to be vaccinated against COVID-19 (30%) and relatively low rates of readiness for immunoprophylaxis (47%). The factors associated with different types of attitudes towards vaccination were analyzed. The conclusion is made about the validity of using theoretical models for describing health-related behavior to improve the quality and information content of Russian biomedical and socio-psychological research.

Based on a review of domestic and foreign literature, the article highlights the main approaches to the diagnosis and treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The importance of rapid detection and timely provision of medical care for this disease is shown. The definition of PTSD is formulated, the etiological factors are described, the place in modern classifications, clinical features, the main groups of characteristic symptoms. The role of a medical psychologist in a multiprofessional team providing assistance to patients with PTSD is shown. Comprehensive treatment of PTSD should include psychopharmacotherapy, the first line of which are SSRIs, and psychotherapy methods that have scientifically proven effectiveness in relation to this nosology.

Introduction Vaccination has proved to be an effective tool in decreasing infectious diseases incidence and their mortality rate. Negative public vaccine attitude can significantly undermine efforts to combat the pandemic that makes vaccine hesitancy one of the WHO main concerns Objectives Examination of the relationships in population between vaccine attributes and COVID-19 personal experience, social and demographic characteristics Methods Cohort cross-sectional study of the population attitude to vaccination against coronavirus infection COVID-19 was performed online during the first 2 months of mass vaccination in Russia, using the special designed questionnaire assessing social demographic variables, COVID-19 related factors, and preferable sources of information about COVID-19 vaccines. 4977 participants in the age from 18 to 81 years were enrolled in the study to vaccination against coronavirus infection COVID-19 was performed online during the first 2 months of mass vaccination in Russia, using the special designed questionnaire assessing social demographic variables, COVID-19 related factors, and preferable sources of information about COVID-19 vaccines . Results 34.2% of respondents consider vaccination useful. 31.1% ‑ doubt its effectiveness. 9.9% ‑ consider vaccination unnecessary. 12.2% ‑ dangerous. indifference to vaccination was formed in 7.4% of respondents. They indicated that they do not plan to be vaccinated. 32.3%. postpones their decision until more remote data on the results and effectiveness of vaccination are obtained ‑ 34.0%. were vaccinated at the time of the study ‑ 11.6%. Conclusions Attitude towards vaccination depends on age, gender, education, fear of possible complications, coronaphobia. Young people are less focused on vaccination than middle-aged and older people. Disclosure No significant relationships.

The purpose of this work was to study the attitude of the Russian population to vaccination against COVID-19. Vaccination attitudes in young adults were studied both in the general population and among those who are professionally involved in sports, since attitudes towards health and the initial level of physical resources are important for forming attitudes towards vaccination. A total of 2579 people aged 18 to 40 were examined. Of these, 2233 are from the general population, 346 are high performance athletes.Methods. This was a cohort cross-sectional study. A specially designed questionnaire was used, located on Internet resources 2 months after the start of mass vaccination in Russia.Results. In the group of elite athletes, there are significantly more people who consider vaccination unnecessary or treat it indifferently, and a smaller proportion of those who consider it useful or doubt its effectiveness as compared to the general population of the same age. Low adherence to vaccination may be associated with fear of potential complications. Among elite athletes, there are significantly more people who are seriously afraid of complications from vaccination — 143 (41.3 %), compared to the first group of respondents — 745 (33.4 %) (p < 0.01, φ = 2.839). Probably, these concerns are related to the crucial importance of health and physical condition for professional athletes.Conclusions. It is advisable to develop recommendations for vaccination against COVID-19 for elite athletes, which will describe in detail the benefits of vaccination for athletes, possible side effects, their frequency and impact on the training process.

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental disorder that develops as a result of a powerful psycho-traumatic effect of a threatening or catastrophic nature, accompanied by extreme stress, the main clinical manifestations are repeated experiences of elements of a traumatic event in a “here and now” situation in the form of flashbacks, recurring dreams and nightmares, which accompanied more often by anxiety and panic, but possibly also by anger, anger, feelings of guilt or hopelessness, a desire to avoid internal and external stimuli that resemble or are associated with the stressor. PTSD tends to form personality disorders, is characterized by a high prevalence of comorbidity and severe social consequences. Improving diagnostic algorithms is an important component of care provided to patients with PTSD due to the need for accurate differentiation and verification of disorders, as well as the development and improvement of personalized methods of therapy. Based on a review of domestic and foreign literature, the article highlights topical issues of PTSD classification, provides a diagnostic algorithm in the context of an interdisciplinary approach. The importance and complexity of a personalized examination are noted, the main stages, methods and diagnostic tools necessary for the clinical verification of PTSD are considered. The necessity of involving medical psychologists in professional teams to participate in the implementation of treatment and diagnostic measures in order to determine the individual psychological characteristics of the patient that are preserved and impaired due to the disease, to identify targets for psychotherapeutic effects, and to objectify the dynamics of therapeutic measures, is considered.

BackgroundVaccine hesitancy causes serious difficulties in vaccination campaigns in many countries. The study of the population’s attitude toward vaccination and detection of the predictive important individual psychological and social factors defining the vaccination necessity perception will allow elaborating promoting vaccination adherence measures.ObjectivesThe aim of this research was to study COVID-19 threat appraisal, fear of COVID-19, trust in COVID-19 information sources, COVID-19 conspiracy beliefs, and the relationship of sociodemographic variables to COVID-19 preventive behavior.MethodsWe carried out a cohort cross-sectional study of the population’s attitude toward vaccination against the novel COVID-19 coronavirus infection, using a specially designed questionnaire for an online survey. Totally, there were 4,977 respondents, ranging in age from 18 to 81 years. Statistical assessment was carried out using the SPSS-11 program.ResultsThere were different attitudes toward vaccination. Among respondents, 34.2% considered vaccination to be useful, 31.1% doubted its effectiveness, and 9.9% considered vaccination unnecessary. The survey indicated that 7.4% of respondents were indifferent to the vaccine, while 12.2% deemed it to be dangerous. Nearly one-third (32.3%) of respondents indicated that they did not plan to be vaccinated, while another third (34.0%) would postpone their decision until more comprehensive data on the results and effectiveness of vaccination were available. Only 11.6% of the respondents were vaccinated at the time of the study. Young people were less focused on vaccination compared to middle-aged and elderly people. Receiving information concerning COVID-19 vaccination from healthcare workers and scientific experts was associated with greater vaccination acceptance.ConclusionThe study results showed that vaccination attitudes interacted with individuals’ mental health and various sociodemographic factors. Insofar as reports of physicians and experts are essential for shaping attitudes to vaccination, the study results inform the selection of target groups in need of particular psychosocial interventions to overcome their vaccine hesitancy.