Acute Traumatic Stress Screening Can Identify Patients and Their Partners at Risk for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms After a Cardiac Arrest: A Multicenter Prospective Cohort Study

CONCLUSION: Experiencing a cardiac arrest may elicit clinical severe PTSD symptoms in patients, but particularly in their partners. Screening patients and partners for acute traumatic stress postresuscitation is warranted to identify those at increased risk of long-term PTSD symptoms.PMID:37707973 | DOI:10.1097/JCN.0000000000000829

Source: The Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing - September 14, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Sophia Armand Mette K Wagner Brice Ozenne Jeanine Verbunt Simone J S Sep Selina K Berg Gitte M Knudsen Dea S Stenb æk Source Type: research