Posttraumatic stress disorder among bereaved relatives of cancer patients

Ask Elklit; Nina Reinholt; Louise Hjort Nielsen; Alon Blum; Mathias Lasgaard

doi:10.1080/07347332.2010.488142

Posttraumatic stress disorder among bereaved relatives of cancer patients

Ask Elklit
, Nina Reinholt
, Louise Hjort Nielsen
, Alon Blum
, Mathias Lasgaard

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Abstract

The aim of this study was to assess post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and predictors of PTSD in individuals who experienced the loss of a close relative to cancer. A total of 251 bereaved relatives ages 14 to 76 (M = 41.3, SD = 16.8) were recruited at a counseling service for cancer patients and their relatives. The prevalence of current probable PTSD was 40% in the bereaved sample. A hierarchical logistic regression analysis indicated that full-time employment, perceived control, and a secure attachment style moderated the risk for PTSD. Moreover, a long period of caretaking, high levels of somatization, and dissociation were all associated with an increased risk of PTSD.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	399-412
Number of pages	14
Journal	Journal of Psychosocial Oncology
Volume	28
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/07347332.2010.488142
Publication status	Published - 2010

Keywords

Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Bereavement
Caregivers/psychology
Denmark/epidemiology
Employment
Female
Humans
Internal-External Control
Interpersonal Relations
Male
Middle Aged
Neoplasms/nursing
Prevalence
Risk
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic/epidemiology

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