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Many patients with psoriasis demonstrate psychological disturbances, including decreased health-related quality of life (HRQoL). The aim of this study was to evaluate selected personal resources and HRQoL in 168 in-patients with psoriasis vulgaris. The following questionnaires were used: Skindex-29, General Health Questionnaire, Coping with Skin Disease Scale, Acceptance of Illness Scale, Life Orientation Test, Multidimensional Health Locus of Control Scale and General Self-Efficacy Scale. It was demonstrated that younger patients experienced fewer problems in psychosocial functioning, and that they showed a correlation between worse HRQoL and both external powerful others and external chance domains in locus of health control. Subjective self-evaluation of health correlated with HRQoL irrespective of patient's age. Coping with stress strategies hopelessness/helplessness and distraction/catastrophization correlated with worse overall HRQoL, whereas fighting spirit strategy correlated with better overall HRQoL. Hopelessness/helplessness coping strategy, somatic symptoms, disease acceptance, psoriasis severity and patient's age explained 61% of overall HRQoL variance. Psychomedical interventions designed for psoriatic patients should take into account the above variables.

Type D personality (increased negative emotions paired with emotional non-expression) is an emerging risk indicator

StreszczenieWstęp: Praca w służbach ratowniczych wiąże się z narażeniem na doświadczenia o charakterze traumatycznym. Celem badań było ustalenie roli procesów poznawczych, ściślej -różnych form ruminacji, jako predyktorów konsekwencji doświadczeń traumatycznych. Materiał i metody: Do udziału w badaniach zakwalifikowano 120 ratowników (80 mężczyzn, 40 kobiet), którzy w związku z pełnieniem obowiązków zawodowych potwierdzili wystąpienie w ostatnich 5 latach przynajmniej jednego zdarzenia traumatycznego. Wiek badanych wynosił 25-61 lat (średnia (mean -M) = 38,07, odchylenie standardowe (standard deviation -SD) = 8,92). W badaniach wykorzystano następujące polskie wersje standaryzowanych narzędzi: Zrewidowaną Skalę Wpływu Zdarzeń (Impact of Event Scale -Revised -IES-R), Inwentarz Potraumatycznego Rozwoju (Posttraumatic Growth Inventory -PTGI) oraz Inwentarz Ruminacji o Negatywnym Zdarzeniu (IRoNZ, Event Related Rumination Inventory -ERRI). Wyniki: Analiza regresji pozwoliła na wyznaczenie 2 predyktorów: ruminacji natrętnych dla zaburzeń po stresie traumatycznym (posttraumatic stress disorder -PTSD) i ruminacji refleksyjnych dla potraumatycznego wzrostu (posttraumatic growth -PTG). Wnioski: Ruminacje pełnią istotną funkcję w występowaniu zarówno negatywnych, jak i pozytywnych następstw doświadczonej traumy. Powiązania PTSD i PTG z odmiennymi formami ruminacji można wykorzystać w terapii, traktując pojawiające się ruminacje intruzywne jako okazję do uruchomienia ruminacji refleksyjnych, które ułatwiają wystąpienie potraumatycznego wzrostu. Med. Pr. 2016;67(2):201-211 Słowa kluczowe: PTSD, trauma, ratownicy medyczni, potraumatyczny wzrost, ruminacje natrętne, ruminacje celowe Abstract Background: Emergency service workers are exposed to experienced traumatic events related to the nature of their work. The study aimed at identifying the role of cognitive processes, namely different forms of ruminations, as predictors of consequences of experienced trauma. Material and Methods: The data on 120 medical rescuers (80 men, 40 women) who had experienced in their worksite at least 1 traumatic event in the last 5 years, were analyzed. The age of the participants ranged from 25 to 61 years (mean (M) = 38.07; standard deviation (SD) = 8.92). The following Polish versions of standardized tools were used: the Impact of Event Scale -Revised (IES-R), the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI) and the Event Related Rumination Inventory (ERRI). Results: The results of regression analyses indicated 2 significant predictors, intrusive rumination for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and deliberate rumination for posttraumatic growth (PTG). Conclusions: Ruminations play an essential role in the occurrence of negative and positive outcomes of experienced trauma. The associations between PTSD and PTG, with different forms of ruminations, may be used in therapy, treating the appearance of intrusive rumination as an opportunity to turn towards active engagement in deliberate rumination, that facilitates the occurrence of posttraumatic growt...

Purpose Police work carries the risk of burnout in the form of exhaustion and disengagement from work. Police officers are also exposed to traumatic events and the development of PTSD. The main aim of the cross-sectional study was to determine the mediating role played by rumination in the relationship between burnout and PTSD among police officers. It also examines whether burnout is a significant prognostic factor for PTSD symptoms. Methods Data were obtained from a sample of 120 police officers. Of these one hundred, mostly men (83%), aged 23–47 years (M = 33.06, SD = 5.61), confirmed the experience of traumatic events in connection with their professional work. Three standard measuring tools were used: The Posttraumatic Checklist for DSM-5, The Oldenburg Burnout Inventory OBI, and The Event-Related Rumination Inventory. Results The introduction of intrusive ruminating as an intermediary variable made the relationship between job burnout and PTSD non-significant, which indicates full mediation. The introduction of deliberate rumination as a mediator weakens the relationship between burnout and PTSD, which indicates partial mediation. It indicates that police officers who are burnout and who additionally tend to ruminate about experienced traumatic events are more likely to PTSD than police officers who are only burned out. Conclusion Intervention programs for police officers should focus on strengthening stress management resources in the form of developing deliberate ruminations, thus allowing the experienced situations to be given a new meaning and to allow better coping.