The Peritraumatic Distress Inventory: Factor structure and predictive validity in traumatically injured patients admitted through a Level I trauma center

Bunnell, Brian E.; Davidson, Tatiana M.; Ruggiero, Kenneth J.

doi:10.1016/j.janxdis.2018.03.002

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“…We showed that, in 4 groups of patients at-risk to develop PD and PTSD, the prevalence of psychological distress was high (38.06%, n=674). These patients are also at high risk to develop partial of full PTSD six-week after the evaluation, as shown by Bunnel et al (9).…”

Section: The Aim Of Our Study Was To Quantify Psychological Distress mentioning

confidence: 79%

“…A self-report questionnaire, the Peritraumatic Distress Index (PDI), was used. Peritraumatic distress is defined as the emotional and physiological distress experienced during and/or immediately after a traumatic event (8,9). It is the standard tool designed to assess psychological distress in times of crisis.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Studies have shown that PDI has a good internal consistency, stability, and validity. PDI items can be grouped into factors that better reflect and predict PD and PTSD: negative emotions (items 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, and 10) and perceived life threat and bodily arousal (items 4,7,9,11,12, and 13) (9). It has also been shown that a PDI score equal or over 14 was predicting full or partial PTSD six-weeks post-injury (10).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Psychological Distress during the COVID-19 pandemic in France: a national assessment of at-risk populations

Chaix

Delamon

Guillemassé

et al. 2020

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Background: More than 2.5 billion people in the world are currently in lockdowns to limit the spread of the novel coronavirus disease 2019 . Psychological Distress (PD) and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder have been reported after traumatic events, but the specific effect of pandemics is not well known. Objectives:The aim of this study was to assess PD in France, a country where COVID-19 had such a dramatic impact that it required a country-wide lockdown. Methods:This study was a survey conducted in France between 31 March 2020 and 7 April 2020. We recruited patients in 4 groups of chatbot users followed for breast cancer, asthma, depression and migraine. We used the Psychological Distress Index (PDI), a validated scale to measure PD during traumatic events, and correlated PD risk with patients' characteristics in order to better identify the one who were the most at-risk. Results:The study included 1771 participants. 91.25% (1616) were female with a mean age of 32.8 years (SD=13,71), 7.96% (141) were male with a mean age of 28.0 years (SD=8,14). In total, 38.06% (674) of the respondents had psychological distress (PDI ≥15). An ANOVA analysis showed that sex (p=0.00132), unemployment (p=7.16x10-6) and depression (p=7.49x10-7) were significantly associated with a higher PDI score. Patients using their smartphone or computer more than one hour a day also had a higher PDI score (p=0.02588).

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Section: The Aim Of Our Study Was To Quantify Psychological Distress mentioning

confidence: 79%

Section: Interventionmentioning

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Psychological Distress during the COVID-19 pandemic in France: a national assessment of at-risk populations

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Delamon

Guillemassé

et al. 2020

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“…For clarity, peritraumatic distress refers to the physiological and/or emotional distress experienced by an individual during a traumatic event. Bunnell, Davidson, and Ruggiero (2018) explained that peritraumatic distress is related to the development of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).…”

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Child welfare workers and peritraumatic distress: The impact of COVID-19

Miller

Niu

Moody

2020

Children and Youth Services Review

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Highlights This exploratory study examined COVID-19 related peritraumatic distress among child welfare workers (N=1,996) in one southeastern state in the United States (U.S.). Nearly half of all participants were experiencing mild or severe distress. Those identifying as married, heterosexual/straight, a supervisor, more financially stable, and in better physical and mental health (respectively) were experiencing less distress than others in the sample.

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“…Our participants were asked to focus on stressful circumstances that had taken place at least 7 days before completing the questionnaire. A recent study on a group of traumatically injured patients suggested that the PDI is a good measure of PD, with a cut-off score of 23 being optimal for predicting elevated PTSS at 30 days post-injury [29].…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Peritraumatic distress among emergency medical system employees: A proposed cut-off for the Peritraumatic Distress Inventory

Rybojad¹,

Aftyka²,

Milanowska³

2019

Ann Agric Environ Med.

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Introduction. Emergency medical system (EMS) workers are exposed to traumatic events that may lead to posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Objectives. The purpose of this study was to explore and discuss the relationship between peritraumatic distress (PD) and elevated posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) in EMS employees. Material and methods. A cross-sectional study including 100 EMS employees was conducted. Demographic and occupational data were collected for each subject. The Polish version of the Impact of Event Scale-Revised (IES-R) was used to evaluate PTSS and the Polish version of the Peritraumatic Distress Inventory (PDI) was used to determine the level of PD experienced during and immediately after a traumatic event. Results. The highest scores indicative of distress were obtained on the negative emotions subscale, and the lowest on the loss of control and arousal (LCA) subscales. A strong positive correlation was found between the severity of PD and PTSS. Among the PDI subscales, the severity of PTSS was most strongly correlated with LCA, and had the weakest correlation with sense of threat. The optimal PDI cutoff score for predicting elevated PTSS was 19. Conclusions. PD is strongly related to elevated PTSS and serves as a useful tool for screening EMS workers at risk of developing PTSD. Individuals with PDI scores of 19 or higher are good candidates for specialist consultations aimed at detecting and treating elevated PTSS.

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The Peritraumatic Distress Inventory: Factor structure and predictive validity in traumatically injured patients admitted through a Level I trauma center

Cited by 57 publications

References 24 publications

Psychological Distress during the COVID-19 pandemic in France: a national assessment of at-risk populations

Psychological Distress during the COVID-19 pandemic in France: a national assessment of at-risk populations

Child welfare workers and peritraumatic distress: The impact of COVID-19

Peritraumatic distress among emergency medical system employees: A proposed cut-off for the Peritraumatic Distress Inventory

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