Efficiency of a four-item posttraumatic stress disorder screen in trauma patients

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Reynolds²,

Foreman³

et al. 2016

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confidence: 99%

Validation of a brief, two-question depression screen in trauma patients

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Reynolds²,

Foreman³

et al. 2016

“…Presence of posttraumatic symptomatology was assessed using the Primary Care PTSD screen (PC-PTSD; Prins et al, 2003). Presence of at least 3 out of 4 symptoms was considered a positive screen for clinical PTSD symptoms (Hanley, deRoon-Cassini, & Brasel, 2013).…”

Section: Psychological Distress Measures Depressive Symptomatology Wmentioning

confidence: 99%

Validation of the Injustice Experiences Questionnaire in a heterogeneous trauma sample.

Agtarap¹,

Scott²,

Rehabilitation Psychology

et al. 2016

IEQ IN TRAUMA 2 AbstractPurpose/Objective: A recent study by Trost et al. (2015) investigated the influence of perceived injustice-reflecting appraisals of the severity and irreparability of loss following injury, blame, and unfairness-on physical and psychological outcomes in a sample of patients 12 months after sustaining traumatic injury. This brief report examines the psychometric properties of the Injustice Experiences Questionnaire (IEQ) using the previous sample from Trost et al. (2015) with added trauma patients (total N = 206).Research Method/Design: Primary analyses included confirmatory and exploratory factor analyses to validate the measurement model of the IEQ in patients 12-months after traumatic injury. Reliability analyses were conducted and construct validity was assessed by examining associations between the IEQ and other pain-related, psychological, and health-related outcome variables of interest. Results:Results replicated both one-and two-factor structures from past research, with a high factor correlation in CFA analyses and cross-loadings in EFA analyses. Item characteristics analysis demonstrated overall strong internal consistency ( = .95). In addition, significant associations with psychosocial variables provide further support for the utility of measuring injustice perception using the IEQ in a trauma sample. Conclusions/Implications

“…Additionally, the strategy of identifying individuals with symptoms of PTSD within 30 days of traumatic injury is consistent with previous research. 28 Future research should include another measure, such as the Life Events Checklist for DSM-5, 29 in order to better examine and control for traumatic events in participants' lives other than their injuries. Lastly, prevalence of PTSD symptoms among patients who were ineligible for the pilot study (eg, cognitive deficits) is unknown.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…20 It has been used specifically in patients with SCI 12 and has been shown to be comparable with longer assessments of PTSD in the trauma center setting, with a sensitivity of 72.4% and specificity of 93.4% when compared with the PTSD Checklist -Civilian Version 17-item screen. 21 The PC-PTSD consists of 4 "yes or no" items, with scores ranging from 0 to 4. Because of the early time point of the first symptom assessment in the current study (acute hospital admission), a score of 3 or higher on the PC-PTSD was considered a positive screen for clinical levels of PTSD symptoms.…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms Among Spinal Cord Injury Patients in Trauma: A Brief Report

Topics in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation

Reynolds

Driver

et al. 2016

Background: Attention has recently focused on posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among individuals with traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI). Purpose: To examine characteristics of individuals with and without symptoms of PTSD following acute SCI. Methods: Data were collected on 23 patients (age, 34.5 ± 14.4 years) at a Level I trauma center (14.35 ± 18.48 days following injury). Results: There were 52.2% (n = 12) who experienced symptoms of PTSD post injury, with a significant association in patients with a history of psychological disorders (p = .0094). Conclusion: Findings suggest that patients with SCI who present with PTSD symptoms in the acute trauma care settting should be provided with specific cognitive behavioral interventions.