Posttraumatic growth in a heterogeneous sample of traumatically injured patients 1 year postinjury

Kenleigh Roden-Foreman; Richard Robinson; Monica Bennett; Kimberly Roaten; Laura Petrey; Mark B. Powers; Ann Marie Warren

doi:10.1002/jclp.22563

Posttraumatic growth in a heterogeneous sample of traumatically injured patients 1 year postinjury

Kenleigh Roden-Foreman, Richard Robinson, Monica Bennett, Kimberly Roaten, Laura Petrey, Mark B. Powers, Ann Marie Warren

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Objective: Posttraumatic growth (PTG) describes positive change resulting from challenging life events. The current study examined factors associated with PTG in traumatically injured patients 1 year postinjury. Method: Participants (N = 221) in this prospective cohort study included adults admitted to a Level I trauma center. Over half the participants (60%) were male, with a mean age of 47. Participants completed baseline measures during hospitalization. PTG was assessed at 12-month follow-up. Results: Greater PTG was associated with minority race/ethnicity, lower income, automotive collision, and premorbid psychological disorder other than depression or posttraumatic stress (PTS). These variables are also known to predict PTS in trauma patients. Analysis confirmed that greater PTS at follow-up was associated with more growth. Conclusion: Participants with the most growth also experienced the most distress. This finding demonstrates the importance of implementing psychological screening and intervention for trauma patients in the acute care setting to reduce PTS and facilitate growth.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	989-1003
Number of pages	15
Journal	Journal of clinical psychology
Volume	74
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/jclp.22563
State	Published - Jun 2018

Keywords

injury
positive psychology
posttraumatic growth
posttraumatic stress disorder
trauma

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Clinical Psychology
Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)

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