The mental health of members of the armed forces, police officers, and medical personnel during the Covid-19 crisis

V mesecu decembru leta 2019 je izbruhnil virus SARS-CoV-2, ki povzroča bolezen Covid-19. Svetovna zdravstvena organizacija (WHO) je bila 31. decembra 2019 obveščena o primerih pljučnice neznanega vzroka v mestu Vuhan na Kitajskem. Virus SARS-CoV-2 je v močnem obsegu prizadel tudi Slovenijo, do julija 2022 je umrlo več kot 6.600 ljudi s Covidom-19. V času širjenja bolezni Covid-19 je bila družba izpostavljena različnim varnostnim tveganjem, pri čemer se v nalogi osredotočamo na človekovo zdravje in na človekovo varnost, ki jo zagotavljajo policisti/-ke in vojaki/-nje. V določenih poklicih je delo zahtevnejše in terja veliko odrekanja, medtem ko v kriznih razmerah delo postane še bolj naporno, stresno, urniki so neredni in zaposleni se soočajo z življenjsko ogrožajočimi situacijami ter smrtjo. Vse to lahko pripelje do hude izčrpanosti in zdravstvenih ter tudi duševnih težav. V magistrskem delu smo pozornost posvetili duševnemu zdravju pripadnikov/-c SV, policistov/-k in zdravstvenega osebja v času krize Covida-19. S tem namenom smo opravili anketo na preučevanih poklicih, kasneje pa smo na podlagi dobljenih podatkov opravili izračune Pearsonovih koeficientov korelacij med različnimi duševnimi težavami in epidemijo Covid-19. Ugotovili smo, da obstaja srednje močna povezanost med depresijo in epidemijo Covid-19 (r = .567, p = < 0.01) in posttravmatsko stresno motnjo (PTSM) in epidemijo Covid-19 (r = .543, p = < 0.01). Omenjeno smo dokazali pri vseh preučevanih poklicih. Znake depresije kaže 30 % anketirancev/-k, znaka PTSM pa nismo zasledili. Pri pisanju magistrskega dela smo se oprli na koncept dobrega počutja (well-being), teorijo pozitivne psihologije in teorijo duševnega zdravja.The SARS-CoV-2 virus which causes the disease Covid-19 broke out in December 2019. The World Health Organization (WHO) was notified of emerging cases of pneumonia of unknown cause in the city of Wuhan, China on the 31st December 2019. Slovenia was also strongly affected by the SARS-CoV-2 virus with more than 6,600 death cases caused by Covid-19 till July 2022. Society was exposed to major security risks during the Covid-19 pandemic. The theses is mostly focused on human health safety and human safety provided by the police officers and soldiers. Their work is generally demanding and requires a lot of sacrifices. In crisis situations it becomes even more strenuous and stressful, due to irregular schedules and exposure to life-threatening situations as well as death. All these can lead to severe exhaustion and mental health problems. When working on the master\u27s thesis, special attention was paid to the mental health of members of the Armed Forces, police officers, and medical personnel during the Covid-19 crisis. A survey was carried out of the above-stated professions and the obtained data were used to calculate the Pearson correlation coefficients between various mental health problems and the Covid-19 epidemic. It was found that there is a medium strength correlation between depression and the Covid-19 epidemic (r = .567, p = < 0.01) and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and Covid-19 (r = .543, p = < 0.01). That was proved in all studied professions. 30 % of respondents showed signs of depression and no one showed signs of PTSD. In the master’s thesis the concept of well-being, the theory of positive psychology, and the theory of mental health were used