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Hua Cheng1, Xiaojian Li1, Huilai Miao1
1From the Dept. of Burn Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical College, Zhanjiang, Guangdong Province, China (HC, RL); the Dept. of Burns and Plastic Surgery, Guangzhou Red Cross Hospital, and the Forth Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University Medical School, Guangdong, China (XL); and the Dept. of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical College, Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China (HM).
Abstract:
This multicenter cross-sectional study investigates the role of coping behaviors of inpatients with severe burn injuries that determined their development of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in burn specialty center in South China. Sixty-four subjects who were in their rehabilitation period were enrolled in the study. Self-report scales, such as the Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Checklist-Civilian Version and the Medical Coping Mode Questionnaire, were applied for evaluating PTSD symptoms with the severity and classifying coping behaviors. Regression analysis evaluated the association of severity of PTSD with coping behaviors. Outcomes indicated that coping behaviors could diagnose PTSD symptoms and predict the severity of PTSD to some extent. It suggested coping behaviors might intermediate the psychological outcomes of the severely burned patients.
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