退伍军人领导的同行指导对创伤后应激障碍的影响
Zeno Franco1, Leslie Ruffalo1, Bob Curry2
1Department of Family and Community Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
Journal of traumatic stress
|April 18, 2024
概括
同行指导为退伍军人心理健康支持提供了一个有希望的途径. 这项研究发现,参加同行导师计划的退伍军人中,创伤后应激障碍 (PTSD) 症状的适度减少.
科学领域:
- 心理健康研究 心理健康研究
- 退伍军人支持服务服务.
- 社区与学术领域的伙伴关系
背景情况:
- 退伍军人的心理健康仍然是一个关键领域,需要创新的支持策略.
- 同行指导越来越多地被认为具有提高退伍军人福祉的潜力.
- 社区-学术伙伴关系可以促进定制干预措施的开发和评估.
研究的目的:
- 为了评估一个合作开发的同行导师干预退伍军人.
- 评估同行指导对创伤后应激障碍 (PTSD) 症状,部署后经历,社会功能和心理优势的影响.
- 检查影响同行指导计划中留学率和学率的因素.
主要方法:
- 一个社区-学术伙伴关系为307名退伍军人实施了同行导师干预,由17名同行导师提供服务.
- 结果措施包括DSM-5 (PCL-5) 的PTSD检查清单,部署风险和弹性清单-2,社会适应自我评估量表和行动中的价值观调查.
- 混合效应线性模型分析了创伤后应激障碍症状的变化,每周进行调查,监测保留和导师联系.
主要成果:
- 观察到PTSD症状的适度减少 (PCL-5评分平均减少4.04分).
- 初始PTSD症状严重程度较高的退伍军人经历了更大的减少 (平均减少9.03分).
- 较年长的退伍军人 (32-57岁) 不太可能学;35岁以上的导师与较低的学风险有关.
结论:
- 同行指导在减轻退伍军人的PTSD症状方面表现出适度但显著的影响.
- 这项干预措施显示了改善退伍军人的心理健康的潜力,特别是在症状严重程度较高的人群中.
- 需要进一步的研究来优化同行指导计划,并探索它们对退伍军人福祉的更广泛影响.
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