Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To assess the prevalence of symptoms of acute stress reactions (ASR) and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in paediatric trainees following their involvement in child death.DESIGN: A survey designed to identify trainees' previous experiences of child death combined with questions to identify features of PTSD. Quantitative interpretation was used alongside a χ2test. A p value of
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 14-18 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Archives of Disease in Childhood |
Volume | 103 |
Issue number | 1 |
Early online date | 18 Aug 2017 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 13 Dec 2017 |
Keywords
- Adult
- Attitude to Death
- Child
- Death
- Female
- Humans
- Internship and Residency
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Pediatrics
- Physicians
- Prevalence
- Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
- Stress Disorders, Traumatic, Acute
- Surveys and Questionnaires
- United Kingdom
- Journal Article