Mental Health Burden After Injury: It's About More than Just Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.
Ann Surg
; 274(6): e1162-e1169, 2021 12 01.
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em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-32511129
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
Assess the prevalence of anxiety, depression, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after injury and their association with long-term functional outcomes.BACKGROUND:
Mental health disorders (MHD) after injury have been associated with worse long-term outcomes. However, prior studies almost exclusively focused on PTSD.METHODS:
Trauma patients with an injury severity score ≥9 treated at 3 Level-I trauma centers were contacted 6-12 months post-injury to screen for anxiety (generalized anxiety disorder-7), depression (patient health questionnaire-8), PTSD (8Q-PCL-5), pain, and functional outcomes (trauma quality of life instrument, and short-form health survey)). Associations between mental and physical outcomes were established using adjusted multivariable logistic regression models.RESULTS:
Of the 531 patients followed, 108 (20%) screened positive for any MHD of those who screened positive for PTSD (7.9%, N = 42), all had co-morbid depression and/or anxiety. In contrast, 66 patients (12.4%) screened negative for PTSD but positive for depression and/or anxiety. Compared to patients with no MHD, patients who screened positive for PTSD were more likely to have chronic pain {odds ratio (OR) 8.79 [95% confidence interval (CI) 3.21, 24.08]}, functional limitations [OR 7.99 (95% CI 3.50, 18.25)] and reduced physical health [ß -9.3 (95% CI -13.2, -5.3)]. Similarly, patients who screened positive for depression/anxiety (without PTSD) were more likely to have chronic pain [OR 5.06 (95% CI 2.49, 10.46)], functional limitations [OR 2.20 (95% CI 1.12, 4.32)] and reduced physical health [ß -5.1 (95% CI -8.2, -2.0)] compared to those with no MHD.CONCLUSIONS:
The mental health burden after injury is significant and not limited to PTSD. Distinguishing among MHD and identifying symptom-clusters that overlap among these diagnoses, may help stratify risk of poor outcomes, and provide opportunities for more focused screening and treatment interventions.
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Assunto principal:
Transtornos de Ansiedade
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Qualidade de Vida
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Transtornos de Estresse Pós-Traumáticos
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Ferimentos e Lesões
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Transtorno Depressivo
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2021
Tipo de documento:
Article