Jaapar, Sharifah Zubaidiah Syed
(2010)
Prevalence of PTSD and its associated risk
factors among trauma patients attended
Orthopaedic Clinics and wards in HUSM AND HRPZII.
Masters thesis, Universiti Sains Malaysia.
Abstract
PTSD is prevalent among the trauma patients in Orthopaedic Wards and
Clinic. An easy, cheap and reliable tool screening tool is needed to screen the possible
PTSD symptoms in order to provide early intervention and to prevent further complication. This study was aimed to validate the Malay version ofTSQ in order to
determine the prevalence of PTSD and its associated risk factors among trauma patients
who attended Orthopaedic Wards and Clinic in HUSM and HRPZII. It was a cross sectional study and divided into two stages. The first stage was
the validation of the Malay version TSQ and the second stage was a prevalence study.
There were 201 participants in the study from Orthopaedic Wards and Clinic in HUSM and
HRPZII. Data were collected by using the validated Malay version TSQ, sociodemographic
data form and interviewed with CAPS. CAPS was used as a gold standard to diagnose
PTSD as well as to compare with the Malay version ofTSQ. Malay version ofTSQ has good internal consistency (a= 0.733) and good
concurrent validity with CAPS. At cut-off score 5 or more, the sensitivity and specificity
were 0.8 and 0.85 respectively. The negative predictive value was 0.96 but the positive
predictive value was low (0.48). The prevalence of PTSD among trauma patients who
attended Orthopaedic Wards and Clinic in HUSM and HRPZII was 24.9%. Fear during
trauma had shown to be a significant risk factor of developing PTSD (OR=2.41, (95% CI
1.11, 5.20). Praying was a significantly common means used by respondents to cope with
trauma. There was also significant association between support received from professionals
and PTSD symptoms Malay version ofTSQ sa valid, cheap and reliable tool for screening PTSD.
24.9% of trauma patients in Orthopaedic Wards and Clinics in HUSM and HRPZII had
PTSD.
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