Impact of traumatic events of work on the level of post-traumatic stress disorder among emergency nurses
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1674-2907.2009.05.003
- VernacularTitle:职业创伤性事件对急诊科护士创伤后应激障碍水平的影响
- Author:
Lin LIN
1
;
Yi-Xi WU
;
Guo-Ping HE
Author Information
1. 广东医学院
- Keywords:
Emergency Service;
Hospital;
Nurses;
Traumatic events;
Stress Disorders;
Post-Traumatic
- From:
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing
2009;15(5):407-410
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To identify the level of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder(PTSD) among emergency nurses and its relationship to exposure to traumatic events in work. Methods The questionnaire and standardised measures were used to investigate the level of PTSD in the third class of general hospital of Changsha and the effect of the traumatic events on it was analysed. Results 38 out of the 193 objects were detected to be positive PTSD, and the positive rate was 19.7%. Spearman correlation analysis showed that there were positive correlations between PTSD and traumatic events (P < 0. 01). Condusions It was higher that the level of PTSD of emergency nurses in the third class of general hospital of Changsha, and traumatic events of work was the most important reason that resulted in PTSD.
