Current status and influencing factors of PTSD and anxiety among soldiers
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1674-2907.2017.33.015
- VernacularTitle:军人创伤后应激障碍与焦虑情绪现状调查及影响因素分析
- Author:
Muhong DENG
1
;
Wei FENG
;
Fangfang HUANG
;
Fen DENG
;
Xiaojie GUO
Author Information
1. 解放军总医院肿瘤内二科
- Keywords:
Military personnel;
Stress disorder;
post-traumatic;
Anxiety;
Social support;
Influencing factor
- From:
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing
2017;23(33):4254-4258
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To investigate prevalence and influencing factors of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and anxiety of soldiers to provide clinical evidences in improving their psychological health. Methods A total of 168 soldiers from Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in November 2016 were selected using cluster sampling. PTSD was assessed by Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Scale (PCL-C). Anxiety was assessed by Self-Rating Anxiety Scale (SAS). Related factors of PTSD and anxiety were analyzed by correlation analysis. Multiple regression analysis was used to explore predictive indexes of anxiety. Results A total of 155 vulid samples were selected amung 168 soldiers in total in this study. Among 155 soldiers, the positive rate of PTSD was 14.2%; the positive rate of anxiety was 16.1%, and 36.4% of PTSD patients were accompanied with anxiety. PTSD and anxiety symptoms were positively associated with age (P<0.05), and negatively associated with objective support, support utilization, relationship with family and relationship with others (P< 0.05). Multiple regression analysis showed that support utilization, relationship with family and relationship with others could predict the severity of anxiety (F=14.895, P<0.01). Conclusions The occurrence of PTSD and anxiety are higher in soldiers. PTSD is more likely to be accompanied with anxiety, and the related factors of PTSD and anxiety are the same. The higher comorbidity of these two diseases may be due to the shared related factors of them, which emphasizes the importance of assessing and treating anxiety and PTSD at the same time to achieve better outcomes.
