Assessment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Educational Achievement in Sweden

Vilaplana-Pérez, Alba; Sidorchuk, Anna; Pérez-Vigil, Ana; Brander, Gustaf; Isoumura, Kayoko; Hesselmark, Eva; Sevilla-Cermeño, Laura; Valdimarsdóttir, Unnur; Song, Huan; Jangmo, Andreas; Kuja‐Halkola, Ralf; D’Onofrio, Brian M.; Larsson, Henrik; García‐Soriano, Gemma; Mataix‐Cols, David; Cruz, Lorena Fernández de la

doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.28477

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“…28 Regarding the relationship between PTSD and AP, some studies showed that students with higher self-reported PTSD symptoms were prone to having lower GPAs, 29 students with lower AP had a higher prevalence of PTSD, 30 and PTSD was associated with lower odds of achieving each of the educational milestones during the study period. 31 Nevertheless, results from other studies found that the direct correlation between PTSD and AP was not significant. 4,26 This difference can be attributed to the heterogeneity among studies, such as different study populations and social backgrounds.…”

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The Hidden Factors Affecting Academic Performance Among Chinese Middle School Students: Traumatic Experience and Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms

Zhou¹,

Wang²,

Zhou³

et al. 2022

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Background and Purpose:The role of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in the path from traumatic exposure (TE) to academic performance (AP) is still not explicitly illustrated. The current study aimed to examine the moderator role of PTSD on the relationship between TE and AP, and then to investigate whether this moderator role is influenced by gender. Participants and Methods: A sample of Chinese students (n=235) who had experienced the major earthquake of Wenchuan was chosen. PTSD and TE were measured by the Impact of Event Scale -Revised (IES-R) and an earthquake-related experience questionnaire, respectively. AP was collected from their up-to-date general examination. Data for 221 participants (53.4% female; mean age=14.03 years, SD=0.824) were finally included in the analysis. Parsimonious latent-variable interaction analysis and hierarchical regression analysis were adopted to examine the moderator role of PTSD. Results:The average IES-R score was 27.57 (SD=13.265, range 0-67). The average score for earthquake exposure was 5.86 (SD=2.069, range 1-12). The results showed that both TE and the interaction term of PTSD*TE had significant negative correlations with AP, while PTSD was not associated with AP. Subsequent hierarchical regression analysis found that the relationship of the interaction term and AP was only significant in female students, and a simple slope plot showed a distinct pattern of the moderating effect of PTSD in both genders. Conclusion:This study supported that PTSD moderated the connection between TE and AP in middle school students who had undergone a major earthquake trauma, which was influenced by gender. Students who experienced major trauma with drastic exposure history and manifested PTSD symptoms need specified intervention to avoid further deterioration in performance in school.

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The Hidden Factors Affecting Academic Performance Among Chinese Middle School Students: Traumatic Experience and Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms

Zhou¹,

Wang²,

Zhou³

et al. 2022

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“…Its manifestations include intrusive memories, flashbacks and dreams of the event, avoidance of trauma-related cues, as well as mood, dissociative, sleep and cognitive symptoms [ 8 ]. People suffering from PTSD experience disability, occupational and educational problems, poorer social support and relational difficulties [ 9 , 10 , 11 ]. Typically, PTSD has an acute onset up to 6 months after the traumatic experience, and a chronic course is frequent.…”

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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Trajectories the Year after COVID-19 Hospitalization

Serra

Borrazzo

Vassalini

et al. 2022

IJERPH

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Background: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) hospitalization has been related to Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Available information is limited by insufficient follow-up and lack of longitudinal studies. Baseline factors (e.g., sex; obesity) have been related to PTSD, but post-hospitalization factors have not been studied. Objective: This study aimed to analyse prevalence, baseline, post-discharge factors and possible clinical courses of PTSD after hospitalization for COVID-19. Method: 109 patients (94.7% of the original sample) completed a programme of three follow-up telephone assessments during the year following hospitalization. Data included clinical and sociodemographic factors as well as psychometric tools assessing PTSD, social support, and perception of threat to life (PTL). Mixture model analysis was performed to study the longitudinal course of PTSD symptoms. Chronic (>6 months) PTSD predictors were also analysed. Results: 1-year PTSD period prevalence was 23.9%, peaking at six months; 11% of the patients suffered chronic PTSD. Pre- and post-hospitalization factors influenced the onset and course of PTSD over time. These included working status, PTL, and lack of social support. Interestingly, obesity, pulmonary diseases and family cluster infection seem specifically related to PTSD following COVID-19. Inversely, clinical interventions, older age and male gender were protective. Conclusions: PTSD following COVID-19 hospitalization is common. The analysed demographic, social, clinical, and psychological factors predict PTSD symptomatology over time and can modify odds of a chronic course. Clinicians could better identify cases at risk of a chronic PTSD course. Finally, treatment as usual appeared related to a better outcome and should be proposed to patients with PTSD.

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“…Previous mental health problems may lower resilience in the face of MSI or other trauma as well as increase the risk of poor PTSI outcomes. Previous mental health issues may also be associated with lower education attainment, 28 worse general health, 29 and worse social functioning. 30 , 31 Previous research has highlighted that a diagnosis of posttraumatic stress disorder is associated with reduced educational performance across the lifespan, 28 but to our knowledge, ours is the first study to identify lower educational background as a risk factor for developing PTSI.…”

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“…Previous mental health issues may also be associated with lower education attainment, 28 worse general health, 29 and worse social functioning. 30 , 31 Previous research has highlighted that a diagnosis of posttraumatic stress disorder is associated with reduced educational performance across the lifespan, 28 but to our knowledge, ours is the first study to identify lower educational background as a risk factor for developing PTSI. To examine these issues in more depth, well-designed prospective studies are needed to follow cohorts of workers experiencing workplace injuries and accidents, ideally with biopsychosocial characteristics of the workers and workplaces measured before the injury event occurs.…”

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Risk Factors for Developing Concurrent Posttraumatic Stress Injury After Work-Related Musculoskeletal Injury

Gross

Rachor

Krebs

et al. 2022

J Occup Environ Med

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Experiencing concurrent MSI and PTSI diagnoses following work-related accident and injury appears related to the nature of work conducted, type of accidents and injuries experienced, and educational background. Public Safety Personnel are at higher risk of concurrent MSI and PTSI. The risk factors identified in this study could inform targeted interventions in acute stages to help avoid development of PTSI.

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Assessment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Educational Achievement in Sweden

Abstract: This population-based cohort study investigates the association between posttraumatic stress disorder and objective indicators of educational attainment across the life span, controlling for familial factors shared by full siblings, psychiatric comorbidity, and general cognitive ability.

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The Hidden Factors Affecting Academic Performance Among Chinese Middle School Students: Traumatic Experience and Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms

The Hidden Factors Affecting Academic Performance Among Chinese Middle School Students: Traumatic Experience and Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Trajectories the Year after COVID-19 Hospitalization

Risk Factors for Developing Concurrent Posttraumatic Stress Injury After Work-Related Musculoskeletal Injury

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