Post-traumatic stress disorder and its risk factors in bereaved Tibetan adolescents 3 years after the 2010 Yushu earthquake, a cross-sectional study in China.
Arch Psychiatr Nurs
; 33(2): 149-154, 2019 04.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
This study examined the incidence of symptomatological post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in bereaved Tibetan adolescents 3â¯years after the 2010 Yushu earthquake, then to identify possible and relational risk factors of PTSD by a cross-sectional study.METHODS:
A total of 867 bereaved Tibetan adolescents seriously impacted by the 2010 earthquake were investigated. Symptomatological PTSD was evaluated by the PTSD Checklist-Civilian Version. And coping styles were evaluated by the Coping Styles Scale. Exposure of trauma to the 2010 Yushu earthquake was evaluated by a checklist about earthquake containing sociodemographic variables.RESULTS:
3â¯years after the Yushu earthquake, 24.4% of the bereaved Tibetan adolescents had symptomatological PTSD. The results also indicated that coping styles and disaster-related experiences after the 2010 earthquake were connected with PTSD among survivors. When the 2010 earthquake struck, those having symptomatological PTSD were more probably to be buried/injured/amputated, and to witness burial/injury/death, and to have property damage. An individual who adopted positive coping skill was probably to have less symptomatological PTSD.CONCLUSIONS:
The results showed that the existence of PTSD in bereaved Tibetan adolescents in the Yushu earthquake was very prevailing after 3â¯years. Effective psychological rescue work should be carried out, especially targeting bereaved Tibetan adolescents with more severe PTSD.Palabras clave
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Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Trastornos por Estrés Postraumático
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Aflicción
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Sobrevivientes
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Terremotos
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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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
Límite:
Adolescent
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Arch Psychiatr Nurs
Asunto de la revista:
ENFERMAGEM
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PSIQUIATRIA
Año:
2019
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
China