title: [World War II and current care provision: impact of war-related trauma on present professional care situations].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  This study represents the first empirical research into the impact of war-related trauma on present professional care situations in Germany.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 105 professional caregivers from North Rhine-Westphalia were questioned in a standardized form about the impact of war-related trauma on the daily work.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of the professional caregivers questioned 82%reported that they were already caring for a person suffering from post-war trauma and 77% stated that war-related trauma had an impact on the daily work. Altogether 63% reported that war-related trauma is highly significant for the daily work. The professional caregivers reported that there was often a lack of knowledge and awareness of the topic among colleagues.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The study showed that there is a need for increasing awareness and providing further staff education and training regarding the treatment of people suffering from (war-related) trauma in order to ensure adequate care for those concerned.
authors.affiliation: Humanwissenschaftliche Fakultät, Lehrstuhl für Rehabilitationswissenschaftliche Gerontologie, Universität zu Köln, Herbert-Lewin-Str. 2, 50931, Köln, Deutschland, inka.wilhelm@smail.uni-koeln.de.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Wilhelm
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zank
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D008297:Male; D028683:National Socialism; D009726:Nurses / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D009732:Nursing Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D057184:Practice Patterns, Nurses' / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D018434:Sickness Impact Profile; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016526:Workload / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D047789:World War II; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000451:nursing*