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2019 Apr;15(1):29-34. 10.24986/anxmod.2019.15.1.29.
Factors Influencing Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms in Burn Injured Patients: Embitterment, Depression and Meaning in Life
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- 1The Catholic Emotion Research Laboratory, Catholic Biomedical Industrial Institute, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. alberto@catholic.ac.kr
- 2Department of Psychiatry, Hallym University Hangang Sacred Heart Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
- 3Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
- KMID: 2448011
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.24986/anxmod.2019.15.1.29
Abstract
OBJECTIVE
To determine predictors of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms in burn injured patients and evaluate factors for identifying high risk group of PTSD.
METHODS
This study examined sixty one patients aged in the range of 19-65 years with burn injuries. All subjects completed self-assessment inventories about PTSD (The PTSD Check List for DSM-5. PCL-5), depression (Patient Health Questionnaire-9, PHQ-9), embitterment (Posttraumatic embitterment disorder self-rating scale, PTED scale) and meaning of life (Meaning in Life Questionnaire, MLQ). Stepwise multiple regression and ROC curve analysis were the tools used for analysis.
RESULTS
The results revealed higher depression, embitterment and lower presence of meaning in life predicted severe PTSD symptoms. ROC analysis indicated PTED scale and PHQ-9 were useful for discriminating high risk group of PTSD.
CONCLUSION
The present study established that the need to consider embitterment, depression and meaning of life for alleviation and prevention of PTSD symptoms in burn patients.
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