ArticlePatient related outcome measures2019
Quality of life in elderly Portuguese war veterans with post-traumatic stress symptoms.
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- Predicting Health-Related Quality of Life in Trauma-Exposed Male Veterans in Late Midlife: A 20 Year Longitudinal Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Introducing the first articles of the veterans and military patient-related health outcomes thematic series.Patient related outcome measures · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundStudies show that post-traumatic stress symptoms among Portuguese veterans who participated in Colonial War (1961-75) are high, even though 43 years have gone by since the end of the war.
aimsThis study analyzed the role of family type, personality traits, and social support as predictors of post-traumatic stress symptoms and quality of life in war veterans, and whether satisfaction with social support was a mediator between neuroticism/post-traumatic stress symptoms and quality of life.
methodA cross-sectional study was conducted including 230 war veterans with a mean age of 60 years (SD=3.82).
resultsResults indicated a high prevalence of post-traumatic stress symptoms as well as high neuroticism, 16.5 (SD=4.41); 81% of veterans presented high psychological distress, suggesting emotional disturbance and 71% belonged to extreme families (families with cohesion and adaptability problems). Results showed that age (β=-0.166,
conclusionFour decades after the Colonial War have passed, there is still a high prevalence of post-traumatic stress symptoms. Screening elderly veterans who present post-traumatic stress symptoms, for the presence of neuroticism traits, and assessing family type and social support, should be a standard practice in health care services, especially in the oldest and those who are retired. Social support should be promoted in order to enhance quality of life in this population.
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