Predictors of chronic posttraumatic stress symptoms following burn injury: Results of a longitudinal study

The authors' goal was to examine the course and predictors of posttraumatic stress symptoms among persons hospitalized for burns. A total of 301 participants completed self‐report measures assessing peritraumatic mental state, anxiety related to pain, and posttraumatic stress symptoms. Twenty‐s...

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Published in:Journal of traumatic stress 2003-08, Vol.16 (4), p.361-369
Main Authors: van Loey, N. E. E., Maas, C. J. M., Faber, A. W., Taal, L. A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Aged
anxiety
Anxiety - diagnosis
Anxiety disorders. Neuroses
Biological and medical sciences
burns
Burns - complications
Burns - psychology
dissociation
Dissociative Disorders - diagnosis
Dissociative Disorders - psychology
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Forecasting
Humans
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
multilevel analysis
pain
Pain - diagnosis
Post-traumatic stress disorder
posttraumatic stress
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Risk Factors
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - etiology
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - psychology
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Summary:The authors' goal was to examine the course and predictors of posttraumatic stress symptoms among persons hospitalized for burns. A total of 301 participants completed self‐report measures assessing peritraumatic mental state, anxiety related to pain, and posttraumatic stress symptoms. Twenty‐six percent of the participants were suffering from posttraumatic stress symptoms at 2–3 weeks postburn and 15% of them at 12 months postburns. In general, a decrease in symptoms was observed over time, although a substantial part of the participants with acute stress symptoms suffers from chronic posttraumatic stress symptoms 1‐year postburn. Symptoms were predicted by anxiety measures and objective factors, such as female gender, locus, and severity of injury.
ISSN:0894-9867
1573-6598
DOI:10.1023/A:1024465902416