1. The Evaluation Acute Traumatic Stress Level in Close Relatives of Stroke Patients
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Yasemin Ünal, Mustafa Tahsin Yilmaz, Dilek Aslan Öztürk, Yes˛im Ünal, Gülnihal Kutlu, Gülser Karadaban Emir, MÜ, Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Ünal, Yasemin, Özturk, Dilek A., Emir, Gülser K., Yılmaz, Mustafa, and Kutlu, Gülnihal more...
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medicine.medical_specialty ,Stroke patient ,Acute posttraumatic stress disorder ,Close relatives ,03 medical and health sciences ,Social support ,0302 clinical medicine ,Secondary Traumatic Stress ,Modified Rankin Scale ,medicine ,Acute Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ,Psychiatry ,Stroke ,Biological Psychiatry ,business.industry ,Traumatic stress ,Secondary traumatic stress ,medicine.disease ,Checklist ,030227 psychiatry ,Psychiatry and Mental health ,Compassion fatigue ,Physical therapy ,Original Article ,business ,030217 neurology & neurosurgery - Abstract
WOS: 000410870800004 PubMed ID: 29042878 Objective Stroke is the second most common cause of death and the leading cause of adult disability. Both stroke patients and their family can therefore experience increased traumatic stress level. Methods The participants are close relatives of patients (n=65) who had a first time stroke (CRPWS) hospitalized. A control group (CG) (n=61), who had no history of chronic illness in their family and had at least one traumatic life event experience. The National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale, Modified Rankin Scale, Personal Information Form, Life Events Checklist, Traumatic Stress Symptom Scale, and Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support, were used in the study. Results We found no significant association between NIHSS and MRS of patients and traumatic stress level of the family member. The traumatic stress level was significantly higher in the CRPWS group than in the CG group. Traumatic stress level was higher in women than men and was not associated with perceived social support in the CRPWS group. Conclusion The traumatic stress level of the relatives was not associated with the clinical features of the stroke patients. In the early phase, after the diagnosis of stroke, psychological support may be important to prevent CRPWS from PTSD. more...
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- 2017
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