scholarly journals Secondary traumatisation in psychosocial emergency care personnel—A longitudinal study accompanying German trainees

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anja Greinacher ◽  
Alexander Nikendei ◽  
Renate Kottke ◽  
Jürgen Wiesbeck ◽  
Wolfgang Herzog ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Emergency Care ◽  
Psychosocial Emergency

scholarly journals Secondary Traumatization, Psychological Stress, and Resilience in Psychosocial Emergency Care Personnel

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (17) ◽  
pp. 3213 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anja Greinacher ◽  
Alexander Nikendei ◽  
Renate Kottke ◽  
Jürgen Wiesbeck ◽  
Wolfgang Herzog ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Psychological Stress ◽  
Emergency Care ◽  
First Responders ◽  
Secondary Traumatization ◽  
Personality Functioning ◽  
Psychosocial Emergency ◽  
Case Discussions ◽  
Low Prevalence ◽  
Rule Out

Volunteers active in psychosocial emergency care offer psychological first aid to survivors of accidents and trauma, their relatives, eye witnesses, bystanders, and other first responders. So far, there are no studies that investigate the secondary and primary traumatization of this group of first responders. We included N = 75 volunteers, who filled out questionnaires to assess their secondary (QST/FST) and primary traumatization (PDS), and levels of comorbid psychological stress (PHQ-9, GAD-7, SF-12). We investigated factors of resilience by measuring attachment behavior (ECR-RD, RQ-2), level of personality functioning (OPD-SFK), sense of coherence (SOC-29), social support (F-SozU), and mindfulness (MAAS). The volunteers’ levels of secondary and primary traumatization were below cut-off scores. Their levels of comorbid psychological stress were comparable to representative norm samples. Additionally, the volunteers presented high levels of resilience. Gender (β = 0.26; p < 0.05), case discussions (β = −0.37; p < 0.05), and social support (β = 0.45; p < 0.01) were revealed to be predictors of secondary traumatization, while mindfulness turned out to be a predictor of primary traumatization (β = −0.34; p = 0.008). However, we cannot rule out that the low prevalence of traumatization and comorbid psychological stress in our study sample might not be explained by a positive response bias.

scholarly journals The psychological burden of volunteers in psychosocial emergency care – a qualitative interview study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anja Greinacher ◽  
Anna Cranz ◽  
Julia Jenzer ◽  
Alexander Nikendei ◽  
Renate Kottke ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Care ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Psychological Burden ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Qualitative Interview Study ◽  
Depth Analysis ◽  
Psychosocial Emergency ◽  
Emergency Responses

AbstractPsychosocial emergency care personnel provide voluntary psychological support directly after potentially traumatic events. During emergency responses, they experience challenging situations. However, previous quantitative studies suggest that the psychological burden of psychosocial emergency care personnel does not exceed that of the general population. This study aimed to obtain an in-depth analysis of the volunteers’ psychological reactions and resources regarding emergency responses. 36 psychosocial emergency care volunteers (12 pre-training, 12 post-training, 12 experienced) were invited to participate in semi-structured interviews. The volunteers were selected from previous cross-sectional and longitudinal studies on secondary traumatization in psychosocial emergency care volunteers. A qualitative content analysis of the transcribed interviews was performed following the principles of summary and inductive category development. We identified 845 codes which we summarized in three overarching categories: (I) reactions to emergency responses, (II) psychosocial emergency care work related resources and (III) experiences and changes in life perspective related to working in psychosocial emergency care. The volunteers described both emotional and physical reactions to emergency responses. While they perceived social support as a key coping resource and reported a greater appreciation of their own lives and their families due to their work, many volunteers also felt increased concern that something could happen to them. The volunteers’ reactions and symptoms are reasonable responses to stress and not indicative of serious impairment. Nevertheless, emergency responses are both emotionally and physically challenging. Volunteers should be carefully selected, receive regular supervision and determine the frequency of emergency responses.

scholarly journals Repeat Assault Injury Among Adolescents Utilizing Emergency Care: A Statewide Longitudinal Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 57 (2) ◽  
pp. 254-262
Author(s):  
Kevin Kwan ◽  
Deborah Wiebe ◽  
Magdelena Cerdá ◽  
Sidra Goldman-Mellor
Keyword(s):  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Emergency Care

scholarly journals Quality of analgesia in physician-operated telemedical prehospital emergency care is comparable to physician-based prehospital care - a retrospective longitudinal study

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Niklas Lenssen ◽  
Andreas Krockauer ◽  
Stefan K. Beckers ◽  
Rolf Rossaint ◽  
Frederik Hirsch ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Emergency Care ◽  
Prehospital Care ◽  
Prehospital Emergency Care ◽  
Prehospital Emergency

School Achievement and Adult Qualifications among Adoptees: A Longitudinal Study

1998 ◽  
Vol 39 (5) ◽  
pp. 669-685 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara Maughan ◽  
Stephan Collishaw ◽  
Andrew Pickles
Keyword(s):  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
School Achievement

A Longitudinal Posthumous Study of Letter Writing in a Late Elderly Case

2015 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-33
Author(s):  
Angel Ball ◽  
Jean Neils-Strunjas ◽  
Kate Krival
Keyword(s):  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Elderly Woman ◽  
Semantic Content ◽  
Cognitive Status ◽  
Letter Writing ◽  
Linguistic Performance ◽  
Errors Analysis ◽  
Normal Status

This study is a posthumous longitudinal study of consecutive letters written by an elderly woman from age 89 to 93. Findings reveal a consistent linguistic performance during the first 3 years, supporting “normal” status for late elderly writing. She produced clearly written cursive form, intact semantic content, and minimal spelling and stroke errors. A decline in writing was observed in the last 6–9 months of the study and an analysis revealed production of clausal fragmentation, decreasing semantic clarity, and a higher frequency of spelling, semantic, and stroke errors. Analysis of writing samples can be a valuable tool in documenting a change in cognitive status differentiated from normal late aging.

Factors in medical school that predict postgraduate mental health problems in need of treatment. A nationwide and longitudinal study

2001 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 110-120 ◽  
Author(s):  
Reidar Tyssen ◽  
Per Vaglum ◽  
Nina T Gronvold ◽  
Oivind Ekeberg
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Medical School ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Health Problems

Disease severity predicts bone loss: A longitudinal study in inflammatory bowel disease patients

2001 ◽  
Vol 120 (5) ◽  
pp. A628-A628
Author(s):  
S HENDERSON ◽  
S DHALIWAL ◽  
N HOFFMAN ◽  
R PRINCE
Keyword(s):  
Inflammatory Bowel Disease ◽  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Bone Loss ◽  
Disease Severity ◽  
Bowel Disease ◽  
Inflammatory Bowel

1353: Prevalence of Overactive Bladder and Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms: A Prospective Longitudinal Study in Men Aged 45 to 103 Years

2006 ◽  
Vol 175 (4S) ◽  
pp. 436-436
Author(s):  
Ulf G.H. Malmsten ◽  
Ian Milsom ◽  
Ulla Molander ◽  
Lars J. Norlen ◽  
Debra E. Irwin
Keyword(s):  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Urinary Tract ◽  
Overactive Bladder ◽  
Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms ◽  
Lower Urinary Tract ◽  
Prospective Longitudinal Study ◽  
Urinary Tract Symptoms ◽  
Prospective Longitudinal ◽  
Lower Urinary
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