The intensive care unit diary and posttraumatic stress disorder

2009 ◽  
Vol 37 (6) ◽  
pp. 2145 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard D. Griffiths ◽  
Christina Jones
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress ◽  
Stress Disorder

scholarly journals Factors Affecting Resilience and Development of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Critical Care Nurses

2017 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 184-192 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meredith Mealer ◽  
Jacqueline Jones ◽  
Paula Meek
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Critical Care ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Critical Care Nurses ◽  
Burnout Syndrome ◽  
Cumulative Exposure ◽  
Graduate Degree

Background Job stress and cumulative exposure to traumatic events experienced by critical care nurses can lead to psychological distress and the development of burnout syndrome and posttraumatic stress disorder. Resilience can mitigate symptoms associated with these conditions. Objective To identify factors that affect resilience and to determine if the factors have direct or indirect effects on resilience in development of posttraumatic stress disorder. Methods Data from 744 respondents to a survey mailed to 3500 critical care nurses who were members of the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses were analyzed. Mplus was used to analyze a mediation model. Results Nurses who worked in any type of intensive care unit other than the medical unit and had high scores for resilience were 18% to 50% less likely to experience post-traumatic stress disorder than were nurses with low scores. Nurses with a graduate degree in nursing were 18% more likely to experience posttraumatic stress disorder than were nurses with a bachelor’s degree. Conclusion Because of their effects on resilience, working in a medical intensive care unit and having a graduate degree may influence the development of posttraumatic stress disorder. Future research is needed to better understand the impact of resilience on health care organizations, development of preventive therapies and treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder for critical care nurses, and the most appropriate mechanism to disseminate and implement strategies to address posttraumatic stress disorder.

scholarly journals Posttraumatic stress disorder in general intensive care unit survivors: a systematic review

2008 ◽  
Vol 30 (5) ◽  
pp. 421-434 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dimitry S. Davydow ◽  
Jeneen M. Gifford ◽  
Sanjay V. Desai ◽  
Dale M. Needham ◽  
O. Joseph Bienvenu
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
General Intensive Care Unit

The intensive care unit diary and posttraumatic stress disorder

2009 ◽  
Vol 37 (6) ◽  
pp. 2145-2146
Author(s):  
Rebecca E. Knowles ◽  
Nicholas Tarrier
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress ◽  
Stress Disorder

scholarly journals The Association Between Brain Volumes and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Intensive Care Unit Survivors: A Preliminary Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristina Stepanovic ◽  
Baxter Rogers ◽  
Amy L. Kiehl ◽  
E. Wesley Ely ◽  
James Jackson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Brain Volumes ◽  
Preliminary Study
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