TY - JOUR
T1 - Posttraumatic growth, posttraumatic stress symptoms and mental health among coronary heart disease survivors
AU - Bluvstein, Irit
AU - Moravchick, Liat
AU - Sheps, David
AU - Schreiber, Shaul
AU - Bloch, Miki
PY - 2013/6
Y1 - 2013/6
N2 - The present study aimed to estimate posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) and posttraumatic growth (PTG) among heart disease survivors and examine whether PTG moderates the association between PTSS and mental health. Data from 82 myocardial infarction and acute coronary artery bypass graft survivors (aged 46-82) was obtained at admission to a cardiac rehabilitation unit. Mental status was assessed by the PTSD Inventory, Posttraumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI), Mental Health Inventory and Health Related Quality of Life (HRQOL). 17.1 % of the participants suffered significantly from PTSS and most of the study sample (71.2 %) reported PTG. PTSS were positively associated with PTG and psychological distress and negatively with well-being and HRQOL. PTG moderated the association between PTSS and most mental health outcomes. We conclude that posttraumatic growth may attenuate the negative effect of posttraumatic stress symptoms on mental health.
AB - The present study aimed to estimate posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) and posttraumatic growth (PTG) among heart disease survivors and examine whether PTG moderates the association between PTSS and mental health. Data from 82 myocardial infarction and acute coronary artery bypass graft survivors (aged 46-82) was obtained at admission to a cardiac rehabilitation unit. Mental status was assessed by the PTSD Inventory, Posttraumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI), Mental Health Inventory and Health Related Quality of Life (HRQOL). 17.1 % of the participants suffered significantly from PTSS and most of the study sample (71.2 %) reported PTG. PTSS were positively associated with PTG and psychological distress and negatively with well-being and HRQOL. PTG moderated the association between PTSS and most mental health outcomes. We conclude that posttraumatic growth may attenuate the negative effect of posttraumatic stress symptoms on mental health.
KW - Coronary artery bypass graft
KW - Mental health
KW - Myocardial infarction
KW - Posttraumatic growth
KW - Posttraumatic stress symptoms
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84879232866&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s10880-012-9318-z
DO - 10.1007/s10880-012-9318-z
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C2 - 22886704
AN - SCOPUS:84879232866
SN - 1068-9583
VL - 20
SP - 164
EP - 172
JO - Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings
JF - Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings
IS - 2
ER -
