A Comparison of the Psychometric Properties of a Person-Administered vs. Automated Screening Tool for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in Traumatically Injured Patients

Poor mental health outcomes, including posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), affect greater than 20% of trauma patients 12 months post-injury.[1,2] PTSD after traumatic injury is associated with poor physical recovery, social functioning, and quality of life.[3,4] Despite the known effects that adverse mental health outcomes have on trauma patient recovery, only a small portion of trauma centers have protocols in place to address PTSD.[5] For these reasons, the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma (ACS-CoT) has required that trauma centers have mental health screening and referral protocols in place by 2023.
Source: Injury - Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Source Type: research