AUTHOR=Yasenok Viktoriia , Neumann Eileen , Raineri Alessia , Kopp Julia , Rüegger Seraina , Ballouz Tala , Kaufmann Marco , Loboda Andrii , Smiianov Vladyslav , Baumer Andreas M. , Seifritz Erich , Königstein Heiko Fabian , Frei Anja , Von Wyl Viktor , Kriemler Susi , Kostenko Andriana , Puhan Milo A. 

TITLE=Mental Health Assessment of the Population: Study Protocol of the MAP Research Program in Ukraine (MAP-U) and in Zurich (MAP-Z)

JOURNAL=International Journal of Public Health

VOLUME=Volume 69 - 2024

YEAR=2025

URL=https://www.ssph-journal.org/journals/international-journal-of-public-health/articles/10.3389/ijph.2024.1607271

DOI=10.3389/ijph.2024.1607271

ISSN=1661-8564

ABSTRACT=Objectives: To conduct mental health surveillance in adult people living in Ukraine and among Ukrainian refugees (Canton of Zurich, Switzerland) as an actionable scientific foundation for public mental health and mental health care. 
Methods: Mental Health Assessment of the Population (MAP) is a research program including prospective, population-based, digital cohort studies focused on mental health monitoring. The study aims to include 17'400 people from the general population of Ukraine, 1'220 Ukrainians with refugee status S residing in the canton of Zurich, and 1'740 people from the Zurich general population. The primary endpoints are prevalence and incidence of symptoms of: posttraumatic stress disorder (measured by PCL-5), depression (PHQ-9), anxiety (GAD-7), and alcohol use disorder (AUDIT). Secondary endpoints include participants’ health-related quality of life (measured by EQ-5D-5L and EQ-VAS), experiences of somatic distress syndrome (PHQ-15), social isolation, social integration, and mental wellbeing (SWEMWBS). The studies will assess mental health and health care needs of the population for two years. 
Conclusions: MAP will generate reliable, comparable, and high-quality epidemiological data to inform public mental health and health care policies in the Ukrainian population.