ArticleJournal of clinical medicine research2015
Nurse-led psychological intervention after physical traumas: a randomized controlled trial.
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- Multiple session early psychological interventions for the prevention of post-traumatic stress disorder.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2019Pooled it
- Piloting a Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial on the Effects of Integrated Psychosocial Care in Intensive Care Units (Phase B of the Integrated Psychosocial Care-Pilot Project): Protocol for a Feasibility Study.JMIR research protocols · 2026Article
- Hope among patients discharged from an intensive care unit: A prospective cohort study.Nursing in critical care · 2025Article
- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms and alcohol and drug use comorbidity at 25 US level I trauma centers.Trauma surgery & acute care open · 2022Article
- Early psychological intervention following recent trauma: A systematic review and meta-analysis.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2019Review
- Psychological impact and recovery after involvement in a patient safety incident: a repeated measures analysis.BMJ open · 2016Article
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Abstract
backgroundEmergency room nurses were trained to provide a short-term psychological intervention in physically injured patients with Impact of Event Scale (IES) scores > 20. The aims were to study the effects of the psychological intervention relative to usual care (UC).
methodsIn a randomized controlled trial, psychological distress, daily functioning and the personality traits optimism/pessimism were compared with patients who received the UC. The interventions were provided 1 - 3 months after discharge.
resultsThe IES scores were significantly reduced in both groups at 3 months (intervention: 41.1 - 28.6, P < 0.001 vs. UC: 35.4 - 26.2, P < 0.001), but not significantly different between groups. Baseline IES score was a significant predictor of IES scores at 3 (β = 0.4, P < 0.05) and 12 months (β = 0.3, P < 0.05), whereas overall daily functioning at 3 months predicted IES scores at 12 months (β = -0.5, P < 0.001). Patients receiving intervention became significantly more optimistic during the year, and had an increase in overall daily functioning from 3 to 12 months (P < 0.001). Patients declining intervention were more pessimistic and had lower daily functioning. Patients who talked with nurses with more training in psychological processing had a larger reduction in IES symptoms at 3 months (β = -0.3, P = 0.081).
conclusionThe nurse-led intervention had a significant effect on optimism and overall daily functioning. Nurses may become a low-cost option to perform short-term psychological interventions with physically injured hospitalized patients.
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