scholarly journals Post traumatic stress symptom variation associated with sleep characteristics

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Quinn M. Biggs ◽  
Robert J. Ursano ◽  
Jing Wang ◽  
Gary H. Wynn ◽  
Russell B. Carr ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Stress Symptom ◽  
Post Traumatic

scholarly journals Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms among Lithuanian Parents Raising Children with Cancer

Children ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (9) ◽  
pp. 116
Author(s):  
Irina Banienė ◽  
Nida Žemaitienė
Keyword(s):  
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Symptom Expression ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Children With Cancer ◽  
Stress Symptom ◽  
Raising Children ◽  
Stress Symptoms ◽  
Post Traumatic

Background and objectives: The study aims to evaluate post-traumatic stress symptom expression among Lithuanian parents raising children with cancer, including social, demographic, and medical factors, and to determine their significance for the risk of developing post-traumatic stress disorder. Materials and methods: The study was carried out in two major Lithuanian hospitals treating children with oncologic diseases. The cross-sectional study included 195 parents, out of which 151 were mothers (77.4%) and 44 were fathers (22.6%). Post-traumatic stress symptoms were assessed using the Impact of Event Scale-Revised. To collect the sociodemographic, childhood cancer, and treatment data, we developed a questionnaire that was completed by the parents. Main study results were obtained using multiple linear regression. Results: A total of 75.4% of parents caring for children with cancer had pronounced symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder. The female gender (β = 0.83, p < 0.001) was associated with an increased manifestation of symptoms, whilst higher parental education (β = −0.21, p = 0.034) and the absence of relapse (β = −0.48, p < 0.001) of the child’s disease reduced post-traumatic stress symptom expression. Conclusions: Obtained results confirmed that experiencing a child’s cancer diagnosis and treatment is extremely stressful for many parents. This event may lead to impaired mental health and increased post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) risk; hence, it is necessary to provide better support and assistance to parents of children with cancer.

scholarly journals Post-traumatic stress symptom clusters in acute whiplash associated disorder and their prediction of chronic pain-related disability

PAIN Reports ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (6) ◽  
pp. e631 ◽  
Author(s):  
Annick Maujean ◽  
Matthew J. Gullo ◽  
Tonny Elmose Andersen ◽  
Sophie Lykkegaard Ravn ◽  
Michele Sterling
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Pain ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Symptom Clusters ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Stress Symptom ◽  
Post Traumatic ◽  
Whiplash Associated Disorder
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