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- Title
Posttraumatic Growth, Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms and Mental Health Among Coronary Heart Disease Survivors.
- Authors
Bluvstein, Irit; Moravchick, Liat; Sheps, David; Schreiber, Shaul; Bloch, Miki
- Abstract
The present study aimed to estimate posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) and posttraumatic growth (PTG) among heart disease survivors and examine whether PTG moderates the association between PTSS and mental health. Data from 82 myocardial infarction and acute coronary artery bypass graft survivors (aged 46-82) was obtained at admission to a cardiac rehabilitation unit. Mental status was assessed by the PTSD Inventory, Posttraumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI), Mental Health Inventory and Health Related Quality of Life (HRQOL). 17.1 % of the participants suffered significantly from PTSS and most of the study sample (71.2 %) reported PTG. PTSS were positively associated with PTG and psychological distress and negatively with well-being and HRQOL. PTG moderated the association between PTSS and most mental health outcomes. We conclude that posttraumatic growth may attenuate the negative effect of posttraumatic stress symptoms on mental health.
- Subjects
POST-traumatic stress; MENTAL health; CORONARY disease; MYOCARDIAL infarction; CORONARY artery bypass; MEDICAL databases; CARDIAC rehabilitation; PATIENTS
- Publication
Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings, 2013, Vol 20, Issue 2, p164
- ISSN
1068-9583
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10880-012-9318-z