Predictors of traumatic experiences among individuals experiencing pandemic-related stressors: a cross-sectional study in Europe during the COVID-19 crisis.

Autor: Lioupi, Chrysanthi, Anastassiou-Hadjicharalambous, Xenia, Acquarini, Elena, Ajdukovic, Dean, Ardino, Vittoria, Böttche, Maria, Dragan, Małgorzata, Figueiredo-Braga, Margarida, Gelezelyte, Odeta, Grajewski, Piotr, Javakhishvili, Jana Darejan, Kazlauskas, Evaldas, Lenferink, Lonneke, Lueger-Schuster, Brigitte, Tsiskarishvili, Lela, Mooren, Trudy, Sales, Luisa, Ajdukovic, Marina, Novakovic, Irina Zrnic, Eklund, Rakel
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Zdroj: Current Psychology; May2024, Vol. 43 Issue 20, p18908-18917, 10p
Abstrakt: The COVID-19 pandemic is a manifestation of trauma exposure that could eventuate in psychological distress, anxiety, depression, and various mental health disturbances, especially in people who have experienced an additional stressor such as a traumatic event. This cross-sectional study assessed the relationship between pandemic-related stressors, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), the risk for severe or life-threatening symptoms, and resilience among individuals with a traumatic history amidst the coronavirus disease. This study is part of a longitudinal pan-European research, the ADJUST study. The present study consisted of 14.106 participants. The questionnaires utilized included: sociodemographics, health aspects, the Criterion A section of the PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5), the Primary Care PTSD Screen for DSM-5 (PC-PTSD-5), the Pandemic Stressor Scale (PaSS), and the Resilience Evaluation Scale (RES). For the analysis, descriptive statistics and logistic regression analysis were applied. 29% of the respondents reported a traumatic history. Fear of infection, burden of infection, crisis management and communication, restricted activity, risk for severe or life-threatening symptoms of the coronavirus disease, PTSD, and resilience were the predictive factors in the trauma-exposed population. This research provides insights into the stressors that individuals with a traumatic background might experience through the COVID-19 pandemic. Future interventions and worldwide health policies should target trauma-exposed populations to enhance psychological health amidst COVID-19 and other stressful events. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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