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KMID : 1143820190150010029
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Anxiety and Mood
2019 Volume.15 No. 1 p.29 ~ p.34
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Factors Influencing Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms in Burn Injured Patients : Embitterment, Depression and Meaning in Life
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Hwang Ji-Hyun
Lee Boung-Chul
Chae Jeong-Ho
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Abstract
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Objective : To determine predictors of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms in burn injured patients and evaluate factors for identifying high risk group of PTSD.
Methods : This study examined sixty one patients aged in the range of 19-65 years with burn injuries.
All subjects completed self-assessment inventories about PTSD (The PTSD Check List for DSM-5. PCL-5), depression (Patient Health Questionnaire-9, PHQ-9), embitterment (Posttraumatic embitterment disorder self-rating scale, PTED scale) and meaning of life (Meaning in Life Questionnaire, MLQ). Stepwise multiple regression and ROC curve analysis were the tools used for analysis.
Results : The results revealed higher depression, embitterment and lower presence of meaning in life predicted severe PTSD symptoms. ROC analysis indicated PTED scale and PHQ-9 were useful for discriminating high risk group of PTSD.
Conclusion : The present study established that the need to consider embitterment, depression and meaning of life for alleviation and prevention of PTSD symptoms in burn patients.
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KEYWORD
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Burn injury, Posttraumatic stress disorder, Embitterment, Depression, Meaning in life
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