Van Loey N E E, Maas C J M, Faber A W, Taal L A
Department Research, Dutch Burns Foundation, Beverwijk, The Netherlands.
J Trauma Stress. 2003 Aug;16(4):361-9. doi: 10.1023/A:1024465902416.
The authors' goal was to examine the course and predictors of posttraumatic stress symptoms among persons hospitalized for burns. A total of 301 participants completed self-report measures assessing peritraumatic mental state, anxiety related to pain, and posttraumatic stress symptoms. Twenty-six percent of the participants were suffering from posttraumatic stress symptoms at 2-3 weeks postburn and 15% of them at 12 months postburns. In general, a decrease in symptoms was observed over time, although a substantial part of the participants with acute stress symptoms suffers from chronic posttraumatic stress symptoms 1-year postburn. Symptoms were predicted by anxiety measures and objective factors, such as female gender, locus, and severity of injury.
作者的目标是研究因烧伤住院患者创伤后应激症状的病程及预测因素。共有301名参与者完成了自我报告测量，评估创伤期间的心理状态、与疼痛相关的焦虑以及创伤后应激症状。26%的参与者在烧伤后2至3周出现创伤后应激症状，15%在烧伤后12个月出现。总体而言，随着时间推移症状有所减轻，尽管相当一部分有急性应激症状的参与者在烧伤后1年患有慢性创伤后应激症状。症状可通过焦虑测量指标以及客观因素进行预测，如女性性别、受伤部位和损伤严重程度。
