Brief Report: Mothers' long-term posttraumatic stress symptoms following a burn event of their child
Brief Report: Mothers' long-term posttraumatic stress symptoms following a burn event of their child
OBJECTIVE:
This prospective longitudinal study examines the course of posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) in mothers of children with burns between 1 and 11 years after the burn event and the role of burn severity and feelings of guilt on this course.
METHOD:
Self-reported PTSS of 48 mothers were measured with the Impact of Event Scale. Guilt feelings were assessed during an in-depth interview 2 years after the burn event. Eleven years after the burn event, mothers marked their child's scars at the present time on a drawing.
RESULTS:
Over a period of 10 years, maternal PTSS decreased. Multiple regression analysis showed that the interaction between guilt and burn severity predicted the course of PTSS.
CONCLUSIONS:
Although PTSS substantially decreases through the years, a subset of mothers, in particular mothers who feel guilty about the burn event and whose children have more extensive permanent scarring seem at risk for longer term PTSS.
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Bakker, Anne
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van Loey, Nancy E.E.
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van Son, Maaten J.M.
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van der Heijden, Peter G.M.
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June 2010
Bakker, Anne
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van Loey, Nancy E.E.
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van Son, Maaten J.M.
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van der Heijden, Peter G.M.
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Bakker, Anne, van Loey, Nancy E.E., van Son, Maaten J.M. and van der Heijden, Peter G.M.
(2010)
Brief Report: Mothers' long-term posttraumatic stress symptoms following a burn event of their child.
Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 35 (6), .
(doi:10.1093/jpepsy/jsp090).
(PMID:19846581)
Abstract
OBJECTIVE:
This prospective longitudinal study examines the course of posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) in mothers of children with burns between 1 and 11 years after the burn event and the role of burn severity and feelings of guilt on this course.
METHOD:
Self-reported PTSS of 48 mothers were measured with the Impact of Event Scale. Guilt feelings were assessed during an in-depth interview 2 years after the burn event. Eleven years after the burn event, mothers marked their child's scars at the present time on a drawing.
RESULTS:
Over a period of 10 years, maternal PTSS decreased. Multiple regression analysis showed that the interaction between guilt and burn severity predicted the course of PTSS.
CONCLUSIONS:
Although PTSS substantially decreases through the years, a subset of mothers, in particular mothers who feel guilty about the burn event and whose children have more extensive permanent scarring seem at risk for longer term PTSS.
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e-pub ahead of print date: 21 October 2009
Published date: June 2010
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/344661
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Nancy E.E. van Loey
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Maaten J.M. van Son
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