Bearing and solving chronic consequences of war in faith. Religiosity and spirituality (ReS) - a resource of the population in Croatia traumatized by war. A cross-sectional study in Croatian Centers for Veterans.

Bearing and solving chronic consequences of war in faith. Religiosity and spirituality (ReS) - a resource of the population in Croatia traumatized by war. A cross-sectional study in Croatian Centers for Veterans. - ChroKrie

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00040680

Enrollment

2000

Registered

2026-07-21

Start date

2026-07-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

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Conditions

Chronic physical and psychosocial consequences of war among veterans and their families, subclinical (psychosomatic, stress-related, etc.)

Interventions

Group 1: The study surveys three groups at veterans’ centres in Croatia to gather their self-assessments of their religious and spiritual needs and practices, as well as their views on the importance

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 85 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Staff at Veterans' Centers Veterans Family members of veterans

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Age <18 Missing consent

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Staff members’ personal attitudes towards themselves, veterans and their families regarding the importance of religiosity and spirituality in coping with the consequences of war. Veterans’ and their families’ personal attitudes regarding the importance of religiosity and spirituality in coping with the chronic consequences of war. T1 for staff members, T2 for veterans and their families. Group-specific questionnaires: Staff members: WHO-5, SCCQ, VAS Perception of exertion, BMLSS, SpReUK-P, GrAw-7, TFS Veterans and their families: VAS Perceptoin of exertion, WHO-5, SpNQ-10, SpED, TFS	—

Measure

Time frame

Staff members’ personal attitudes towards themselves, veterans and their families regarding the importance of religiosity and spirituality in coping with the consequences of war. Veterans’ and their families’ personal attitudes regarding the importance of religiosity and spirituality in coping with the chronic consequences of war. T1 for staff members, T2 for veterans and their families. Group-specific questionnaires: Staff members: WHO-5, SCCQ, VAS Perception of exertion, BMLSS, SpReUK-P, GrAw-7, TFS Veterans and their families: VAS Perceptoin of exertion, WHO-5, SpNQ-10, SpED, TFS

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Improving the mental, social and spiritual well-being of those affected by war and their families 2. Raising interdisciplinary awareness of the situation faced by those affected by war and their families (public health) 3. Raising awareness within civil society and the political sphere of the situation faced by those affected by war and their families (science communication/science outreach) 4. Launching a training programme for staff on spiritual care	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Improving the mental, social and spiritual well-being of those affected by war and their families 2. Raising interdisciplinary awareness of the situation faced by those affected by war and their families (public health) 3. Raising awareness within civil society and the political sphere of the situation faced by those affected by war and their families (science communication/science outreach) 4. Launching a training programme for staff on spiritual care

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Countries

Croatia

Contacts

Public ContactKlaus Baumann

Caritaswissenschaft und christliche Sozialarbeit

klaus.baumann@theol.uni-freiburg.de+49 761 2032111

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 10, 2026