Erschienen in:
13.10.2020 | Original Article
Does acute stress disorder predict posttraumatic stress disorder following workplace violence? A prospective study of psychiatric staff
verfasst von:
Sara Al Ali, Jesper Pihl-Thingvad, Ask Elklit
Erschienen in:
International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health
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Ausgabe 3/2021
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Abstract
Objectives
Psychiatric staff is at risk of workplace violence (WV) and subsequent posttraumatic symptomatology. The current study assesses the prevalence of acute stress disorder (ASD) and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in psychiatric staff following WV. This also examines the prospective association between ASD and PTSD.
Methods
This is a prospective cohort study of staff from 18 psychiatric wards in Denmark (n = 250), that reported an incident of workplace violence.
Results
The prevalence of ASD was 10.8%, while 8% had PTSD 3 months post-assault. Generalized linear mixed models showed a significant predictive power of ASD on PTSD (OR 8.45, p < 0.001) in the fully adjusted model.
Conclusions
ASD seems to be a predictor of future PTSD in an occupational context and should be considered a possible instrument in enactment of preventive strategies.