Trajectories of Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms in Significant Others of Patients With Severe Traumatic Brain Injury.
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| Title: | Trajectories of Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms in Significant Others of Patients With Severe Traumatic Brain Injury. |
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| Authors: | Pielmaier, Laura (AUTHOR), Milek, Anne (AUTHOR), Nussbeck, FridtjofW. (AUTHOR), Walder, Bernhard (AUTHOR), Maercker, Andreas (AUTHOR) |
| Source: | Journal of Loss & Trauma. Nov2013, Vol. 18 Issue 6, p521-538. 18p. 4 Charts, 1 Graph. |
| Subjects: | Families & psychology, Analysis of variance, Brain injuries, Chi-squared test, Interviewing, Longitudinal method, Post-traumatic stress disorder, Probability theory, Questionnaires, Research funding, Scales (Weighing instruments), Self-evaluation, Statistics, U-statistics, Data analysis, Data analysis software, Descriptive statistics, Psychology |
| Geographic Terms: | Switzerland |
| Abstract: | Long-term psychological distress has been reported among significant others of patients who sustained a traumatic brain injury (TBI). This study examined the course and potential predictors of posttraumatic stress symptoms in a relative sample (N = 135) drawn from a national cohort study on severe TBI in Switzerland. Latent growth mixture model analyses revealed two main groups: Across 3, 6, and 12 months after the accident, 63% of the sample indicated fairly low symptom severity (“resilient” course), whereas 37% showed persistence of “higher distress” as indicated by elevated scores on the Impact of Event Scale–Revised. Group membership was significantly associated with self-reported dysfunctional disclosure style. Implications for research and practice are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER] |
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| Abstract: | Long-term psychological distress has been reported among significant others of patients who sustained a traumatic brain injury (TBI). This study examined the course and potential predictors of posttraumatic stress symptoms in a relative sample (N = 135) drawn from a national cohort study on severe TBI in Switzerland. Latent growth mixture model analyses revealed two main groups: Across 3, 6, and 12 months after the accident, 63% of the sample indicated fairly low symptom severity (“resilient” course), whereas 37% showed persistence of “higher distress” as indicated by elevated scores on the Impact of Event Scale–Revised. Group membership was significantly associated with self-reported dysfunctional disclosure style. Implications for research and practice are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER] |
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| ISSN: | 15325024 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/15325024.2012.719342 |
