Gaziantep University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Psychiatric Nursing, Gaziantep, Turkey.
Dr. Ersi̇n Arslan Educati̇on Research Hospi̇tal, Turkey.
Intensive Crit Care Nurs. 2022 Dec;73:103274. doi: 10.1016/j.iccn.2022.103274. Epub 2022 Jun 2.
COVID-19 infection can profoundly affect patients' lives. Coping with difficult life crises can also lead to increased stress or positive psychological change called post-traumatic growth. This research was conducted to examine the symptoms of stress and post-traumatic growth symptoms in the patients diagnosed with COVID-19 (Coronavirus).
The present study, which is in a descriptive design, was conducted with 175 patients who were discharged after being treated in the intensive care units with the diagnosis of COVID-19. The personal information form, the Posttraumatic Diagnostic Scale (PTDS), and the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI) were used to collect data.
The mean score for Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms of the participants was 19.18 ± 9.53, and the mean score for Posttraumatic Growth Inventory was 0.86 ± 0.47. In addition, a significant positive correlation was found between PTDS and PTGI mean scores (p < 0.001). As the degree of being affected by covid 19 increases, posttraumatic growth and traumatic stress symptom levels increase (p < 0.05). The posttraumatic growth levels increase as the time elapsed after the treatment of COVID-19 increases (p < 0.001).
It was determined that after the traumatic experience (COVID-19), the participants had moderate traumatic stress symptoms, and they overcame this situation by experiencing growth. It is recommended to take preventive measures against the symptoms of stress and support the patients in terms of overcoming this process by getting stronger.
COVID-19 感染会深刻影响患者的生活。应对困难的生活危机也可能导致压力增加或被称为创伤后成长的积极心理变化。这项研究旨在检查 COVID-19（冠状病毒）患者的应激症状和创伤后成长症状。
本研究为描述性设计，共纳入 175 名在重症监护病房接受 COVID-19 治疗后出院的患者。使用个人信息表、创伤后诊断量表（PTDS）和创伤后成长量表（PTGI）收集数据。
参与者的创伤后应激症状平均得分为 19.18±9.53，创伤后成长量表平均得分为 0.86±0.47。此外，PTDS 和 PTGI 平均得分之间存在显著正相关（p<0.001）。随着 COVID-19 感染程度的增加，创伤后成长和创伤后应激症状水平增加（p<0.05）。随着 COVID-19 治疗后时间的延长，创伤后成长水平增加（p<0.001）。
创伤后（COVID-19）参与者经历了中度创伤后应激症状，但通过成长克服了这种情况。建议采取预防应激症状的措施，并通过增强患者的力量来支持他们克服这一过程。
