A Positive Side of Deployment: Vicarious Posttraumatic Growth in US Military Nurses Who Served in the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars
A Positive Side of Deployment: Vicarious Posttraumatic Growth in US Military Nurses Who Served in the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars
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DOI：
10.1111/jnu.12547
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发表时间：
2020-03-26
影响因子：
3.4
通讯作者：
Bready, Jennifer
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作者：
Doherty, Mary Ellen;Scannell-Desch, Elizabeth;Bready, Jennifer
Purpose To describe Vicarious posttraumatic growth in U.S. military nurses who served in Iraq and Afghanistan wars.Design A cross-sectional descriptive design was used.Methods Respondents were asked to complete the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory（PTGI），Core Beliefs Inventory（CBI），and six open-ended writing questions as a electronic survey.Findings Appreciation of life and Personal strength were the strong dimensions on the PTGI.与会者对开放式问题的答复也表明了这一点。PTGI的五个维度显著相关，表明随着一个维度的增长，所有维度的增长都在增加。CBI与所有项目均呈中度至强正相关。因此，总PTGI分数和总CBI分数之间的关系表现出很强的，正相关，这表明较高的整体核心信念分数与更多的增长，总PTGI scores.Conclusions本研究提供了初步证据，一些护士谁在伊拉克和阿富汗战争中服役经历了创伤后成长。虽然医疗服务提供者需要了解他们在遭受创伤时的脆弱性，但他们也需要在照顾伤员时意识到潜在的增长。临床相关性护士准备在战争中服役，以及那些返回，需要注意他们的身体，心理，情感和精神健康。在从战争部署返回后，军事部门需要采取慎重和仔细的措施，以确保返回的人员在获得所需帮助方面不会“掉在裂缝中”。
Purpose To describe vicarious posttraumatic growth in U.S. military nurses who served in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.Design A cross-sectional descriptive design was used.Methods Respondents were asked to complete the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI), Core Beliefs Inventory (CBI), and six open-ended write-in questions as an electronic survey.Findings Appreciation of life and Personal strength were the strongest dimensions on the PTGI. This was also evident in participant responses to the open-ended questions. The five dimensions of the PTGI were significantly correlated, indicating as growth increased in one dimension, growth increased in all dimensions. The CBI showed moderate to strong positive correlations with all items. Thus, the relationship between the total PTGI scores and the total CBI scores showed a strong, positive correlation, which indicated higher overall core belief scores associated with more growth in total PTGI scores.Conclusions This study provided initial evidence that some nurses who served in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars experienced posttraumatic growth. While healthcare providers need to be educated about their vulnerability when exposed to trauma, they also need to be aware of potential growth when caring for casualties.Clinical Relevance Nurses preparing to serve in war, as well as those returning, need to pay attention to their physical, psychological, emotional, and spiritual health. Following return from war deployment, the military services need to take deliberate and careful measures to ensure that no returning personnel "fall through the cracks" in getting the help they need.