Public satisfaction with the quality of life in Ukraine during the war

The purpose of the work is to investigate and compare the subjective level of satisfaction of the Ukrainian population with the quality of life before and during the war in terms of social, economic, and socio-political components and to develop practical recommendations for improving it. Materials and methods. The research was conducted in 2022–2024. The research involved 159 adult respondents aged 18 and older who lived in the Zhytomyr oblast of Ukraine at the time of the survey, including temporarily internally displaced persons. Research methods: theoretical analysis of literary sources, medical and sociological (survey), systematic approach, analysis and synthesis, mathematical and statistical. Results. It has been established that the quality of life of the Ukrainian population has deteriorated in all components (social, economic, and socio-political) during the war. In general, 76.3% of the respondents were satisfied with their lives before the war, and only 31.5% during the war. The most pronounced deterioration in the quality of life occurred in the following indicators: a sense of security (by 69.8%), the ability to visit cultural institutions (by 49.7%), adherence to a healthy lifestyle (by 42.7%), access to medical and psychological care (by 40.5%), living conditions and the possibility to purchase housing (by 34.6% and 30.2%, respectively); financial situation (by 15.1%), and the socio-political situation (by 30.2%). Practical recommendations for improving the quality of life of the Ukrainian population have been developed. Conclusions. The research results show that in the context of a full-scale war in Ukraine, the quality of life has deteriorated significantly for most Ukrainians. The developed recommendations can be used to establish standards for the quality of life of the Ukrainian population in the postwar period.