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Título: | Traumatic stress symptoms following a lower limb amputation in diabetic patients: a longitudinal study |
Autor(es): | Pedras, Carla Susana Abreu Preto, Isabel Carvalho, Rui Pereira, M. Graça |
Palavras-chave: | Traumatic stress symptoms Anxiety symptoms Coping strategies Amputation Diabetes |
Data: | 2019 |
Editora: | Taylor & Francis |
Revista: | Psychology & Health |
Citação: | Pedras, S., Preto, I., Carvalho, R., & Graça Pereira, M. (2019, January 11). Traumatic stress symptoms following a lower limb amputation in diabetic patients: a longitudinal study. Psychology & Health. Informa UK Limited. http://doi.org/10.1080/08870446.2018.1545907 |
Resumo(s): | Objective: Limited research has focussed on the development of traumatic stress symptoms following an amputation due to a chronic disease such as Diabetes. This study analysed whether coping strategies, anxiety and depression symptoms, sociodemographic and clinical variables were related to traumatic stress symptoms in a sample of patients who had undergone a lower limb amputation. Design: A longitudinal design with three assessments, one month (T1), six (T2) and ten months after an amputation surgery (T3), included 144 patients. Main outcome measures: IES-R, WOC and HADS. Results: Traumatic stress symptoms were prevalent at T1 (M¼15.65, SD¼15.40) and probable PTSD was observed in 13.9% patients. Presence of pain, high level of anxiety symptoms and emotion-focused strategies contributed to traumatic stress symptoms, and the period between T1 and T2, was critical. Six to ten months (K¼0.871, F (2,84) =6.245, p=. 003), after surgery, symptoms tended to decrease 0.122 units (SE¼0.032, p¼0.002) per assessment. Conclusions: Findings raise awareness to the need of urgent identification of traumatic stress symptoms in medically ill patients who underwent a lower limb amputation, given the prevalence of traumatic stress symptoms right after surgery and in the following six months. |
Tipo: | Artigo |
URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/1822/69678 |
DOI: | 10.1080/08870446.2018.1545907 |
ISSN: | 0887-0446 |
e-ISSN: | 1476-8321 |
Versão da editora: | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/08870446.2018.1545907 |
Arbitragem científica: | yes |
Acesso: | Acesso aberto |
Aparece nas coleções: | CIPsi - Artigos (Papers) |
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