title: Prevalence and predictors of posttraumatic growth in accidentally injured patients.
abstract: This study examined prevalence and predictors of posttraumatic growth in 180 accidentally injured patients of mainland China in their convalescence stage, investigating its relationships with demographic and accidental injury variables, personality, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms, and coping styles. Our results showed that posttraumatic growth (PTG) presented mostly in the domain of Relating to Others and indicated that PTG was significantly related to marital status, educational level, personality, coping styles, and PTSD symptoms. Avoidance of PTSD symptoms, Openness to experience, and positive coping were significant predictors of PTG. The findings emphasize that when promoting PTG of accidentally injured patients, healthcare providers should facilitate patients utilizing personal resources, understand PTG coexists with PTSD symptoms, and adjust interventions based on the coping styles the patients have adopted.
authors.affiliation: Nursing School, Medical College, Tongji University, Room 313, No 1238 Gonghexin Road, Shanghai 200070, China. wang_yb@tongji.edu.cn
authors.forename: Yanbo
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Hongbiao
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Ji
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Xiaohong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D000062:Accidents, Occupational / Q000523:psychology*; D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000523:psychology*; D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002605:Character; D002681:China; D003289:Convalescence / Q000523:psychology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015601:Injury Severity Score; D007389:Internal-External Control; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D017533:Marital Status; D008875:Middle Aged; D009141:Musculoskeletal System / Q000293:injuries; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011594:Psychometrics; D055500:Resilience, Psychological; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D029181:Spirituality; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000523:psychology*; D055815:Young Adult