Battlefield Compassion and Posttraumatic Growth in Combat Servicepersons

Larick, Jayme Glover; Graf, Noreen M.

doi:10.1080/1536710x.2012.730824

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“…Most studies collected data via in-depth or semi-structured interviews (see Table 1). One study collected data using an online survey with open-ended questions [17]. Several methods of qualitative analysis were utilised to assess the PTG experience of (ex-) military personnel and explore their specific themes, including thematic analysis, grounded theory, and interpretive phenomenological analysis.…”

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“…Only two studies [19,24] assessed participant PTSD at the time of the study interview; however, neither provided information regarding the number of participants meeting diagnostic criteria. One study included items of self-reported medical problems, with 67% (n=37) of participants reporting PTSD, although whether patients had received a formal diagnosis was unclear [17]. One study [2] reported that participants had been recruited following treatment for PTSD.…”

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Post-traumatic growth in (ex-) military personnel: review and qualitative synthesis

Habib

Stevelink

Greenberg

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Occupational Medicine

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Background: Military service can be a traumatic experience, and cause mental health problems in a minority of personnel, such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), which is linked to negative long-term outcomes. As a result, PTSD has received significant research attention. However, post-traumatic growth (PTG) is a newer construct, with comparatively little known about its presentation and development.Aims: To qualitatively examine the experience of (PTG) in military and ex-military personnel.Methods: A qualitative systematic search of electronic databases was conducted, with studies assessed for methodological quality and data analysed using Thematic Analysis. Nine qualitative studies, carried out between 2011-2016, met the inclusion criteria with 195 participants in totalmilitary and ex-military personnel.Results: Six themes were identified: appreciation for life; re-evaluating sense of purpose; improvement of personal human traits; bonding and connecting with others; integrating into society; and being proud of heritage & valuable to society.Conclusions: The results of this review illustrate that military personnel may experience PTG due to deployment-related trauma exposure, and the presentation of PTG in this population is not dissimilar to that of civilians. This study highlights the need for additional research to quantify the long-term psychological impact of PTG and whether a focus on PTG may be helpful in psychological treatment for (ex-) military personnel.

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Post-traumatic growth in (ex-) military personnel: review and qualitative synthesis

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Stevelink

Greenberg

et al. 2018

Occupational Medicine

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“…Posttraumatic growth is a rapidly developing field of research (Larick & Graf, 2012; Kunst, 2012; Li et al. , 2012), but new and developing in the particular patient cohort (HNC) selected for this systematic review.…”

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“…The primary aim of this review was to evaluate the evidence which assesses the potential relationship between BF/PTG and medical, social and psychological variables as measured by validated scales people who have suffered from HNC. Posttraumatic growth is a rapidly developing field of research ( Larick & Graf, 2012 ; Kunst, 2012 ; Li et al. , 2012 ), but new and developing in the particular patient cohort (HNC) selected for this systematic review.…”

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Existence of benefit finding and posttraumatic growth in people treated for head and neck cancer: a systematic review

Harding

Sanipour

Moss

2014

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Background. The impact of head and neck cancer (HNC) in long-term survivors differs widely among individuals, and a significant number of them suffer from the negative effects of disease, whereas others report significant positive effect. This systematic review investigated the evidence the implications of treatment for HNC and subsequent development of Benefit Finding (BF) or Posttraumatic Growth (PTG).Purpose. To understand how differing medical, psychological and social characteristics of HNC may lead to BF/PTG and subsequently inform post-treatment interventions to encourage positive outcomes.Method. In February 2012, five databases including Pubmed, and Psych Info, were searched, for peer-reviewed English-language publications. Search strings included key words pertaining to HNC, BF, and PTG. One thousand three hundred and sixty three publications were identified, reviewed, and reduced following Cochrane guidelines and inclusion/exclusion criteria specified by a group of maxillofacial consultants and psychologists. Publications were then quality assessed using the CASP Cohort Critical Appraisal tool.Findings. Five manuscripts met the search and selection criteria, and were sourced for review. All studies were identified as being level IIb evidence which is a medium level of quality. The majority of studies investigated benefit finding (80%) and were split between recruiting participant via cancer clinics and postal survey. They focused on the medical, psychological and social characteristics of the patient following completion of treatment for HNC.Conclusion. Demographic factors across the papers showed similar patterns of relationships across BF and PTG; that higher education/qualification and cohabitation/marriage are associated with increased BF/PTG. Similarly, overlap with disease characteristics and psychosocial factors where hope and optimism were both positively correlated with increased reported BF/PTG.

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“…It is the “positive psychological change experienced as a result of the struggle with highly challenging life circumstances” (Tedeschi & Calhoun, 2004, p. 1). PTG is recognized in populations who have faced life traumas, such as cancer survivors (Soo & Sherman, 2015), amputees (Benetato, 2011), traumatic childbirth survivors (Sawyer, Ayer, Young, Bradley, & Smith, 2012), physically abused children (Farnia, Tatari, Salemi, Alikhani, & Basanj, 2017), adult survivors of interpersonal violence (Elderton, Berry, & Chan, 2017), disaster survivors (Holgerson, Boe, & Holen, 2010), and combat soldiers and veterans (Larick & Graf, 2012; Mark, Stevelink, Choi, & Fear, 2018; Palmer, Murphy, & Spencer‐Harper, 2017; Scott, McCone, Sayegh, Looney, & Jackson, 2011; Tsai, Sippel, Mota, Southwick, & Pietrzak, 2016).…”

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A Positive Side of Deployment: Vicarious Posttraumatic Growth in U.S. Military Nurses Who Served in the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars

Doherty

Scannell-Desch

Bready

2020

J of Nursing Scholarship

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Purpose To describe vicarious posttraumatic growth in U.S. military nurses who served in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. Design A cross‐sectional descriptive design was used. Methods Respondents were asked to complete the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI), Core Beliefs Inventory (CBI), and six open‐ended write‐in questions as an electronic survey. Findings Appreciation of life and Personal strength were the strongest dimensions on the PTGI. This was also evident in participant responses to the open‐ended questions. The five dimensions of the PTGI were significantly correlated, indicating as growth increased in one dimension, growth increased in all dimensions. The CBI showed moderate to strong positive correlations with all items. Thus, the relationship between the total PTGI scores and the total CBI scores showed a strong, positive correlation, which indicated higher overall core belief scores associated with more growth in total PTGI scores. Conclusions This study provided initial evidence that some nurses who served in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars experienced posttraumatic growth. While healthcare providers need to be educated about their vulnerability when exposed to trauma, they also need to be aware of potential growth when caring for casualties. Clinical Relevance Nurses preparing to serve in war, as well as those returning, need to pay attention to their physical, psychological, emotional, and spiritual health. Following return from war deployment, the military services need to take deliberate and careful measures to ensure that no returning personnel “fall through the cracks” in getting the help they need.

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Battlefield Compassion and Posttraumatic Growth in Combat Servicepersons

Cited by 9 publications

References 22 publications

Post-traumatic growth in (ex-) military personnel: review and qualitative synthesis

Post-traumatic growth in (ex-) military personnel: review and qualitative synthesis

Existence of benefit finding and posttraumatic growth in people treated for head and neck cancer: a systematic review

A Positive Side of Deployment: Vicarious Posttraumatic Growth in U.S. Military Nurses Who Served in the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars

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