Comparability of Telephone and Face-to-Face Interviews in Assessing Patients with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Aziz, Mohamed A Abd El

doi:10.1097/00131746-200409000-00004

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“…However, phone interviews seem to be a reliable method to assess PTSD (Aziz & Kenford, 2004). Moreover, the inter-rater reliability was excellent.…”

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confidence: 93%

Prevalence and duration of PTSD in survivors 6 years after a natural disaster

Arnberg

Johannesson

Michel

2013

Journal of Anxiety Disorders

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The present study aimed to examine the prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in survivors with low levels of risk factors for PTSD. The sample included 142 adults (58% women, 54% university education, 93% employed/students/retired) on vacation in Southeast Asia during the 2004 Indian Ocean disaster. Semi-structured clinical interviews (SCID-I) were performed after 6 years including PTSD, depression, specific phobia, and alcohol abuse.The 6-year prevalence of PTSD was 11.3% and the current prevalence was 4.2%, with onset mainly within 1 month and remission within 3 years post-disaster. Suicidal ideation and comorbidity were common in PTSD cases. Lifetime prevalence of depression was 19%, specific phobia 7%, and alcohol abuse 4%. The findings suggest elevated levels of PTSD but not other disorders as compared with general population samples, but still lower levels than other disaster samples. Despite benign circumstances, however, the course and burden of PTSD were comparable to similar studies.

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“…However, phone interviews seem to be a reliable method to assess PTSD (Aziz & Kenford, 2004). Moreover, the inter-rater reliability was excellent.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 93%

Prevalence and duration of PTSD in survivors 6 years after a natural disaster

Arnberg

Johannesson

Michel

2013

Journal of Anxiety Disorders

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“…However, phone interviews seem to be a reliable method to assess PTSD (Aziz & Kenford, 2004;Rohde, Lewinsohn, & Seeley, 1997). Moreover, the inter-rater reliability was excellent although perhaps somewhat inflated, as both the interviewers and the auditor knew the exposure criterion.…”

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confidence: 99%

Properties of Swedish posttraumatic stress measures after a disaster

Arnberg

Michel

Johannesson

2014

Journal of Anxiety Disorders

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This study evaluated the properties of Swedish versions of self-report measures of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), with emphasis on the Impact of Event ScaleRevised (IES-R). Survey data from adult survivors 1, 3, and 6 years after the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami (n= 1,506) included the IES-R (from which the IES-6 was derived) and the 12-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12). The PTSD Checklist (PCL) was included in one survey. A structured clinical interview was performed after 6 years (n = 142). Factor analyses of the IES-R and PCL indicated that a dysphoric-arousal model provided good fit invariant across assessments. Both measures were accurate in excluding PTSD while all measures provided poorer positive predictive values. The IES-R, but not the IES-6 and GHQ-12, evidenced stability across assessments. In conclusion, the Swedish IES-R and PCL are sound measures of chronic PTSD, and the findings illustrate important temporal aspects of PTSD assessment.

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“…Second, we did not assess neuropsychological functioning, and so it is diffi cult to determine the extent to which impaired cognitive performance contributed to PTSD development. Third, we assessed PTSD symptoms at follow-up via telephone rather than in a face-to-face format; we note, however, that comparisons indicate that telephone and personal interviews compare favorably (Aziz & Kenford, 2004 ). Fourth, we note that PTA may be infl uenced by analgesic medications in a traumatically injured population.…”

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Post-traumatic amnesia and the nature of post-traumatic stress disorder after mild traumatic brain injury

Bryant¹,

Creamer²,

O'Donnell³

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The prevalence and nature of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) following mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI) is controversial because of the apparent paradox of suffering PTSD with impaired memory for the traumatic event. In this study, 1167 survivors of traumatic injury (MTBI: 459, No TBI: 708) were assessed for PTSD symptoms and post-traumatic amnesia during hospitalization, and were subsequently assessed for PTSD 3 months later ( N = 920). At the follow-up assessment, 90 (9.4%) patients met criteria for PTSD (MTBI: 50, 11.8%; No-TBI: 40, 7.5%); MTBI patients were more likely to develop PTSD than no-TBI patients, after controlling for injury severity (adjusted odds ratio: 1.86; 95% confi dence interval, 1.78-2.94). Longer post-traumatic amnesia was associated with less severe intrusive memories at the acute assessment. These fi ndings indicate that PTSD may be more likely following MTBI, however, longer post-traumatic amnesia appears to be protective against selected re-experiencing symptoms. ( JINS , 2009, 15, 862-867 .)

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Comparability of Telephone and Face-to-Face Interviews in Assessing Patients with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Abstract: Phone interviews are a reliable method of interviewing for use in assessing patients for posttraumatic stress disorder and major depressive disorder.

Cited by 137 publications

References 14 publications

Prevalence and duration of PTSD in survivors 6 years after a natural disaster

Prevalence and duration of PTSD in survivors 6 years after a natural disaster

Properties of Swedish posttraumatic stress measures after a disaster

Post-traumatic amnesia and the nature of post-traumatic stress disorder after mild traumatic brain injury

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