title: Post-traumatic stress syndrome in a large sample of older adults: determinants and quality of life.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aims of this study are to assess in a sample of older adults consulting in primary care practices the determinants and quality of life associated with post-traumatic stress syndrome (PTSS).
  
  
  METHODS
  Data used came from a large sample of 1765 community-dwelling older adults who were waiting to receive health services in primary care clinics in the province of Quebec. PTSS was measured with the PTSS scale. Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics were used as potential determinants of PTSS. Quality of life was measured with the EuroQol-5D-3L (EQ-5D-3L) EQ-Visual Analog Scale and the Satisfaction With Your Life Scale. Multivariate logistic and linear regression models were used to study the presence of PTSS and different measures of health-related quality of life and quality of life as a function of study variables.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The six-month prevalence of PTSS was 11.0%. PTSS was associated with age, marital status, number of chronic disorders and the presence of an anxiety disorder. PTSS was also associated with the EQ-5D-3L and the Satisfaction with Your Life Scale.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  PTSS is prevalent in patients consulting in primary care practices. Primary care physicians should be aware that PTSS is also associated with a decrease in quality of life, which can further negatively impact health status.
authors: a Clinical Sciences Program, Community Health Sciences Department, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences , University of Sherbrooke , Longueuil , Canada.|c Research Centre , Charles-Le Moyne Hospital , Longueuil , Canada.
authors: Catherine
authors: C
authors: Lamoureux-Lamarche
authors: b Community Health Sciences Department, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences , University of Sherbrooke , Longueuil , Canada.|c Research Centre , Charles-Le Moyne Hospital , Longueuil , Canada.
authors: Helen-Maria
authors: HM
authors: Vasiliadis
authors: b Community Health Sciences Department, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences , University of Sherbrooke , Longueuil , Canada.|c Research Centre , Charles-Le Moyne Hospital , Longueuil , Canada.
authors: Michel
authors: M
authors: Préville
authors: c Research Centre , Charles-Le Moyne Hospital , Longueuil , Canada.
authors: Djamal
authors: D
authors: Berbiche
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D002908:Chronic Disease; D015897:Comorbidity; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D016014:Linear Models; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D017533:Marital Status / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D015995:Prevalence; D011320:Primary Health Care; D011788:Quality of Life; D011792:Quebec / Q000453:epidemiology; D012307:Risk Factors; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology
keywords: aging; determinants; post-traumatic stress syndrome; primary health care; quality of life