Factors Impacting Functional Status in Veterans of Recent Conflicts With PTSD
F Andrew Kozel1, Nyaz Didehbani1, Bambi DeLaRosa1
1From the Mental Health and Behavioral Sciences & HSR&D Center of Innovation on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital and Clinics, Tampa, FL (FAK); the Dept. of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL (FAK); the Center for BrainHealth, University of Texas, Dallas, TX (ND, BD, CB, CDS, CRM, PJ, JSS, JH); and the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas (JH).
Abstract:
Veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) underwent a systematic evaluation to determine which factors were associated with the degree of functional status. Demographic information, self-report scales, and symptom ratings performed by trained evaluators were investigated in multiple regression models to determine their contribution to functional status. Ninety-six participants were included in the model assessing degree of functional status. Depressive symptoms, a depressive disorder diagnosis, and to a lesser extent, the Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale were selected in the final model that best predicted the degree of functional status. Depressive symptoms significantly affect the function of veterans with PTSD.
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