Longitudinal analysis of the relationship between symptoms and quality of life in veterans treated for posttraumatic stress disorder

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作者
Schnurr, Paula P.
Hayes, Andrew F.
Lunney, Carole A.
McFall, Miles
Uddo, Madeline
机构
[1] US Vet Affairs Med Ctr, Natl Ctr PostTraumat Stress Disorder, White River Jct, VT 05009 USA
[2] Dartmouth Coll Sch Med, Dept Psychiat, Dartmouth, NS, Canada
[3] Ohio State Univ, Sch Commun, Columbus, OH 43210 USA
[4] Univ Washington, Sch Med, VA Puget Sound Healthcare Syst, Seattle, WA 98195 USA
[5] Univ Washington, Sch Med, Dept Psychiat & Behav Sci, Seattle, WA 98195 USA
[6] New Orleans VA Med Ctr, New Orleans, LA USA
关键词
posttraumatic stress disorder; quality of life; military veterans; group psychotherapy;
D O I
10.1037/0022-006X.74.4.707
中图分类号
B849 [应用心理学];
学科分类号
040203 ;
摘要
This study examined how change in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms relates to change in quality of life. The sample consisted of 325 male Vietnam veterans with chronic PTSD who participated in a randomized trial of group psychotherapy. Latent growth modeling was used to test for synchronous effects of PTSD symptom change on psychosocial and physical health-related quality of life within the same time period and lagged effects of initial PTSD symptom change on later change in quality of life. PTSD symptoms were associated with reduced quality of life before treatment. There were synchronous effects of symptom change on change in quality of life but no significant lagged effects. Results indicate the importance of measuring quality of life in future investigations of PTSD treatment.
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页码:707 / 713
页数:7
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