Erschienen in:
28.05.2016
Association of social support during emergency department evaluation for acute coronary syndrome with subsequent posttraumatic stress symptoms
verfasst von:
Kirsten Homma, Bernard Chang, Jonathan Shaffer, Barvina Toledo, Brooke Hefele, Nathan Dalrymple, Donald Edmondson
Erschienen in:
Journal of Behavioral Medicine
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Ausgabe 5/2016
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Abstract
We examined the associations of different aspects of social support during emergency department (ED) evaluation for an acute cardiac event with perceptions of threat in the ED and subsequent posttraumatic stress symptoms (PSS) in 484 patients. Participants were enrolled in the ED where they reported on their perceptions of threat in the ED. Social support in the ED and PSS were assessed at inpatient bedside or by telephone a median of 3 days later. Positive aspects of social support were not associated with subsequent PSS. Anxiety-provoking social support was significantly associated with increased PSS at follow-up. Greater ED threat perception partially mediated that relationship.