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SUBMITTER: Boer KR
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2271079 | biostudies-other | 2008 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Boer Kimberly R KR van Ruler Oddeke O van Emmerik Arnold A P AA Sprangers Mirjam A MA de Rooij Sophia E SE Vroom Margreeth B MB de Borgie Corianne A J M CA Boermeester Marja A MA Reitsma Johannes B JB
Intensive care medicine 20080116 4
<h4>Objective</h4>To determine to what extent patients who have survived abdominal sepsis suffer from symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression, and to identify potential risk factors for PTSD symptoms.<h4>Design and setting</h4>PTSD and depression symptoms were measured using the Impact of Events Scale-Revised (IES-R), the Post-Traumatic Symptom Scale 10 (PTSS-10) and the Beck Depression Inventory II (BDI-II).<h4>Patients and participants</h4>A total of 135 peritonitis pat ...[more]