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Effect of Positive Psychological Intervention on Posttraumatic Growth among Primary Healthcare Workers in China: A Preliminary Prospective Study
Posttraumatic growth (PTG) is defined as positive psychological change in the wake of highly challenging circumstances. Healthcare workers in particular are more vulnerable to stressors and trauma than the general population. The current study examined the use and effectiveness of a novel positive p...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5171914/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27995960 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep39189 |
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author | Xu, Xin Hu, Mu-li Song, Yu Lu, Zhang-xiu Chen, You-qiao Wu, Da-xing Xiao, Tao |
author_facet | Xu, Xin Hu, Mu-li Song, Yu Lu, Zhang-xiu Chen, You-qiao Wu, Da-xing Xiao, Tao |
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description | Posttraumatic growth (PTG) is defined as positive psychological change in the wake of highly challenging circumstances. Healthcare workers in particular are more vulnerable to stressors and trauma than the general population. The current study examined the use and effectiveness of a novel positive psychological intervention based on Chinese traditional culture to improve PTG in hospital healthcare workers. The intervention was provided to 579 healthcare workers at hospitals in Guilin, Shenzhen and Xiangtan. Scores on the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI) and its subscales were significantly higher after intervention than before (p < 0.001). Of the five aspects of PTG, the aspect of “new possibilities” benefited the most from intervention (Cohen’s d = 0.45). PTG in women, nurses and college graduates increased to a greater extent than other participants after intervention. It was concluded that our novel intervention is effective at improving PTG in medical staff. |
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spelling | pubmed-51719142016-12-28 Effect of Positive Psychological Intervention on Posttraumatic Growth among Primary Healthcare Workers in China: A Preliminary Prospective Study Xu, Xin Hu, Mu-li Song, Yu Lu, Zhang-xiu Chen, You-qiao Wu, Da-xing Xiao, Tao Sci Rep Article Posttraumatic growth (PTG) is defined as positive psychological change in the wake of highly challenging circumstances. Healthcare workers in particular are more vulnerable to stressors and trauma than the general population. The current study examined the use and effectiveness of a novel positive psychological intervention based on Chinese traditional culture to improve PTG in hospital healthcare workers. The intervention was provided to 579 healthcare workers at hospitals in Guilin, Shenzhen and Xiangtan. Scores on the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI) and its subscales were significantly higher after intervention than before (p < 0.001). Of the five aspects of PTG, the aspect of “new possibilities” benefited the most from intervention (Cohen’s d = 0.45). PTG in women, nurses and college graduates increased to a greater extent than other participants after intervention. It was concluded that our novel intervention is effective at improving PTG in medical staff. Nature Publishing Group 2016-12-20 /pmc/articles/PMC5171914/ /pubmed/27995960 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep39189 Text en Copyright © 2016, The Author(s) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article’s Creative Commons license, unless indicated otherwise in the credit line; if the material is not included under the Creative Commons license, users will need to obtain permission from the license holder to reproduce the material. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
spellingShingle | Article Xu, Xin Hu, Mu-li Song, Yu Lu, Zhang-xiu Chen, You-qiao Wu, Da-xing Xiao, Tao Effect of Positive Psychological Intervention on Posttraumatic Growth among Primary Healthcare Workers in China: A Preliminary Prospective Study |
title | Effect of Positive Psychological Intervention on Posttraumatic Growth among Primary Healthcare Workers in China: A Preliminary Prospective Study |
title_full | Effect of Positive Psychological Intervention on Posttraumatic Growth among Primary Healthcare Workers in China: A Preliminary Prospective Study |
title_fullStr | Effect of Positive Psychological Intervention on Posttraumatic Growth among Primary Healthcare Workers in China: A Preliminary Prospective Study |
title_full_unstemmed | Effect of Positive Psychological Intervention on Posttraumatic Growth among Primary Healthcare Workers in China: A Preliminary Prospective Study |
title_short | Effect of Positive Psychological Intervention on Posttraumatic Growth among Primary Healthcare Workers in China: A Preliminary Prospective Study |
title_sort | effect of positive psychological intervention on posttraumatic growth among primary healthcare workers in china: a preliminary prospective study |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5171914/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27995960 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep39189 |
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