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dc.contributor.authorWallen, Karne
dc.contributor.authorChaboyer, Wendy
dc.contributor.authorThalib, Lukman
dc.contributor.authorCreedy, Debra K
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T13:08:26Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T13:08:26Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.date.modified2011-10-17T07:24:08Z
dc.identifier.issn1062-3264
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/23388
dc.description.abstractBackground Admission to intensive care is often a sudden and unexpected event precipitated by a life-threatening condition, 2 determinants thought to influence the development of posttraumatic stress disorder. Objectives To identify the frequency of acute symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder and to describe factors predictive of these symptoms in patients 1 month after discharge from intensive care. Methods In this prospective cohort study, all patients meeting the inclusion criteria during the study period were invited to participate. Participants completed the Impact of Event Scale- Revised, and demographic and clinical data were accessed from an intensive care unit database. Results During a 9-month period, 114 of 137 patients who met the inclusion criteria consented to participate in the study, and 100 (88%) completed it. The mean total score on the Impact of Event Scale-Revised was 17.8 (SD, 13.4; possible range, 0-88). A total of 13 participants (13%) scored higher than the cutoff score for clinical posttraumatic stress disorder. Neither sex nor length of stay was predictive of acute symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder. In multivariate analysis, the only independent predictor of symptoms was age. Patients younger than 65 years were 5.6 times (95% confidence interval, 1.17- 26.89) more likely than those 65 years and older to report symptoms. Conclusion The rate of symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder 1 month after discharge from intensive care was relatively low. Consistent with findings of previous research, being younger than 65 years was the only independent predictor of symptoms.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherAmerican Association of Critical Care Nurses
dc.publisher.placeUnited States
dc.publisher.urihttp://ajcc.aacnjournals.org/content/17/6/534.abstract
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom534
dc.relation.ispartofpageto543
dc.relation.ispartofissue6
dc.relation.ispartofjournalAmerican Journal of Critical Care
dc.relation.ispartofvolume17
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchNursing
dc.subject.fieldofresearchClinical sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4205
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3202
dc.titleSymptoms of acute posttraumatic stress disorder after intensive care.
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.facultyGriffith Health, School of Nursing and Midwifery
gro.rights.copyrightSelf-archiving of the author-manuscript version is not yet supported by this journal. Please refer to the journal link for access to the definitive, published version or contact the author[s] for more information.
gro.date.issued2008
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorCreedy, Debra K.
gro.griffith.authorChaboyer, Wendy


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