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Título: | Quality of life in elderly Portuguese war veterans with post-traumatic stress symptoms |
Autor(es): | Pereira, M. Graça Machado, José C. Pereira, Marta Lopes, Cristiana Pedras, Carla Susana Abreu |
Palavras-chave: | War veterans Post-traumatic stress symptoms Personality traits Social support Quality of life |
Data: | Fev-2019 |
Editora: | Dove Press Ltd |
Revista: | Patient Related Outcome Measures |
Citação: | Pereira, M. G., Machado, J. C., Pereira, M., Lopes, C., & Pedras, S. (2019). Quality of life in elderly Portuguese war veterans with post-traumatic stress symptoms. Patient related outcome measures, 10, 49 |
Resumo(s): | Studies 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. Background: Studies 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.Aims: This 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.Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted including 230 war veterans with a mean age of 60 years (SD=3.82).Results: Results 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 (beta=-0.166, p<0.05), social support (beta=-0.184, p<0.01), and neuroticism (beta=0.325, p<0.001) predicted post-traumatic stress symptoms. Age, professional status, social support, post-traumatic stress symptoms, family type, neuroticism, and extroversion predicted different dimensions of quality of life. Finally, a path analysis showed that satisfaction with social support was a mediator in the relationship between neuroticism and quality of life (beta=-0.066; p<0.01) and between post-traumatic stress symptoms and quality of life (beta=-0.108; p<0.01).Conclusion: Four 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. |
Tipo: | Artigo |
URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/1822/69737 |
DOI: | 10.2147/PROM.S163698 |
ISSN: | 1179-271X |
e-ISSN: | 1179-271X |
Versão da editora: | https://www.dovepress.com/quality-of-life-in-elderly-portuguese-war-veterans-with-post-traumatic-peer-reviewed-article-PROM |
Arbitragem científica: | yes |
Acesso: | Acesso aberto |
Aparece nas coleções: | CIPsi - Artigos (Papers) |
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