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Stress disorder and PTSD after burn injuries: a prospective study of predictors of PTSD at Sina Burn Center, Iran
BACKGROUND: A burn injury can be a traumatic experience with tremendous social, physical, and psychological consequences. The aim of this study was to investigate the existence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and predictors of PTSD Checklist score initially and 3 months after injury in burn...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3157486/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21857783 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/NDT.S23041 |
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author | Sadeghi-Bazargani, Homayoun Maghsoudi, Hemmat Soudmand-Niri, Mohsen Ranjbar, Fatemeh Mashadi-Abdollahi, Hossein |
author_facet | Sadeghi-Bazargani, Homayoun Maghsoudi, Hemmat Soudmand-Niri, Mohsen Ranjbar, Fatemeh Mashadi-Abdollahi, Hossein |
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description | BACKGROUND: A burn injury can be a traumatic experience with tremendous social, physical, and psychological consequences. The aim of this study was to investigate the existence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and predictors of PTSD Checklist score initially and 3 months after injury in burns victims admitted to the Sina Burn Center in north-west Iran. METHODS: This prospective study examined adult patients aged 16–65 years with unintentional burns. The PTSD Checklist was used to screen for PTSD. RESULTS: Flame burns constituted 49.4% of all burns. Mean PTSD score was 23.8 ± 14.7 early in the hospitalization period and increased to 24.2 ± 14.3, 3 months after the burn injury. Twenty percent of victims 2 weeks into treatment had a positive PTSD screening test, and this figure increased to 31.5% after 3 months. The likelihood of developing a positive PTSD screening test increased significantly after 3 months (P < 0.01). Using multivariate regression analysis, factors independently predicting PTSD score were found to be age, gender, and percentage of total body surface area burned. CONCLUSION: PTSD was a problem in the population studied and should be managed appropriately after hospital admission due to burn injury. Male gender, younger age, and higher total body surface area burned may predict a higher PTSD score after burn injury. |
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spelling | pubmed-31574862011-08-19 Stress disorder and PTSD after burn injuries: a prospective study of predictors of PTSD at Sina Burn Center, Iran Sadeghi-Bazargani, Homayoun Maghsoudi, Hemmat Soudmand-Niri, Mohsen Ranjbar, Fatemeh Mashadi-Abdollahi, Hossein Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat Original Research BACKGROUND: A burn injury can be a traumatic experience with tremendous social, physical, and psychological consequences. The aim of this study was to investigate the existence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and predictors of PTSD Checklist score initially and 3 months after injury in burns victims admitted to the Sina Burn Center in north-west Iran. METHODS: This prospective study examined adult patients aged 16–65 years with unintentional burns. The PTSD Checklist was used to screen for PTSD. RESULTS: Flame burns constituted 49.4% of all burns. Mean PTSD score was 23.8 ± 14.7 early in the hospitalization period and increased to 24.2 ± 14.3, 3 months after the burn injury. Twenty percent of victims 2 weeks into treatment had a positive PTSD screening test, and this figure increased to 31.5% after 3 months. The likelihood of developing a positive PTSD screening test increased significantly after 3 months (P < 0.01). Using multivariate regression analysis, factors independently predicting PTSD score were found to be age, gender, and percentage of total body surface area burned. CONCLUSION: PTSD was a problem in the population studied and should be managed appropriately after hospital admission due to burn injury. Male gender, younger age, and higher total body surface area burned may predict a higher PTSD score after burn injury. Dove Medical Press 2011 2011-07-13 /pmc/articles/PMC3157486/ /pubmed/21857783 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/NDT.S23041 Text en © 2011 Sadeghi-Bazargani et al, publisher and licensee Dove Medical Press Ltd. This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted noncommercial use, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Original Research Sadeghi-Bazargani, Homayoun Maghsoudi, Hemmat Soudmand-Niri, Mohsen Ranjbar, Fatemeh Mashadi-Abdollahi, Hossein Stress disorder and PTSD after burn injuries: a prospective study of predictors of PTSD at Sina Burn Center, Iran |
title | Stress disorder and PTSD after burn injuries: a prospective study of predictors of PTSD at Sina Burn Center, Iran |
title_full | Stress disorder and PTSD after burn injuries: a prospective study of predictors of PTSD at Sina Burn Center, Iran |
title_fullStr | Stress disorder and PTSD after burn injuries: a prospective study of predictors of PTSD at Sina Burn Center, Iran |
title_full_unstemmed | Stress disorder and PTSD after burn injuries: a prospective study of predictors of PTSD at Sina Burn Center, Iran |
title_short | Stress disorder and PTSD after burn injuries: a prospective study of predictors of PTSD at Sina Burn Center, Iran |
title_sort | stress disorder and ptsd after burn injuries: a prospective study of predictors of ptsd at sina burn center, iran |
topic | Original Research |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3157486/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21857783 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/NDT.S23041 |
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