Naslov
Combat Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Quality of Life Do Somatic Comorbidities Matter?

Autori
Kovačić Petrović, Zrnka ; Peraica, Tina ; Eterović, Marija ; Anđelinović, Maja ; Kozarić- Kovačić, Dragica

Izvornik
Journal of nervous and mental disease (0022-3018) 207 (2019), 2; 53-58

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
Combat Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, QoL, somatic comorbidities
(Combat Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, QoL, somatic comorbiditie)

Sažetak
A vast number of veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) have chronic somatic comorbidities. However, their relationship with quality of life (QoL) has received little attention. We aimed to compare QoL of veterans with similar intensity of PTSD but different number of chronic somatic disorders. Of 129 veterans, 78% had at least one somatic disorder, and they reported lower QoL across all domains than veterans without somatic comorbidities. The greatest effect size was observed on social relationship (d = 0.65), it was notable on environment (d = 0.4) and psychological health (d = 0.38), and it was not relevant on physical health (d = 0.05). There was a negative correlation between the number of somatic disorders and scores on psychological health (r s = −0.217, p = 0.014), social relationships (r s = −0.248, p = 0.005), and environment (r s = −0.279, p = 0.001). The QoL of war veterans decreases significantly with the number of comorbid somatic conditions, particularly on the nonphysical domains of QoL.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kliničke medicinske znanosti

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