The Prevalence of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Among Survivors After a Typhoon or Hurricane: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 1065-1073 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhipeng Wang ◽  
Xin Wu ◽  
Wenjie Dai ◽  
Atipatsa C. Kaminga ◽  
Xiaoli Wu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Transformation Method ◽  
Psychological Disorder ◽  
Thomson Reuters ◽  
Subgroup Analyses ◽  
Meta Regression Analysis

ABSTRACTPosttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a psychological disorder, which could be caused by traumatic events. The prevalence of PTSD among survivors after a typhoon or hurricane varied widely. Therefore, this study aimed to determine a combined prevalence of PTSD among survivors after a typhoon or hurricane. A systematic search of literature was performed in the 3 English databases: PubMed (National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD), ISI Web of Science (Thomson Reuters, New York, NY), and Embase (Elsevier, Amsterdam, Netherlands). Also, a similar search was performed in the 2 Chinese databases such as Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure and WanFang. Loney et al.’s criteria were used to evaluate the quality of the selected articles for this study. The combined prevalence of PTSD among the study population was estimated using the Freeman–Tukey double arcsine transformation method. Subgroup analyses and a meta-regression analysis were carried out to explore the origin of heterogeneity. Thirty-nine eligible articles were included in this study. They comprised 43 123 typhoon and hurricane survivors of which 9373 were diagnosed with PTSD. The combined prevalence of PTSD among this population was 17.81%. Subgroup analyses revealed that the combined prevalence of PTSD related to typhoon and hurricane Categories 5, 4, and 2 showing a corresponding decreasing tendency. About 18% of people who experienced a severe typhoon or hurricane develop PTSD with the prevalence decreasing with reduced severity of the typhoon or hurricane.

scholarly journals The Incidence of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder After Floods: A Meta-Analysis

2015 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 329-333 ◽  
Author(s):  
Long Chen ◽  
Aizhong Liu
Keyword(s):  
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Transformation Method ◽  
Research Quality ◽  
Time Points ◽  
Subgroup Analyses ◽  
Flood Intensity ◽  
The Impact

AbstractThis study analyzes the incidence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among flood victims, between different flood intensities, and between different time points after a flood. A search of several electronic literature databases was conducted to collect data on the incidence of PTSD after a flood. Loney criteria for research quality were used to evaluate the quality of selected search results. The combined incidence of PTSD was estimated using the Freeman-Tukey double arcsine transformation method. Subgroup analyses were conducted on different trauma intensities and different time points after a flood. Sensitivity analysis was performed to evaluate the impact of research quality. Fourteen articles were included in this meta-analysis, including a total of 40 600 flood victims; 3862 victims were diagnosed with PTSD. The combined incidence of PTSD was 15.74%. The subgroup analyses showed that the incidence of PTSD in victims who experienced severe and moderate flood intensity was higher than that in victims who experienced mild flood intensity. The incidence of PTSD was lower at 6 or more months after a flood (11.45%) than within 6 months (16.01%) of a flood. In conclusion, the incidence of PTSD among floods of different trauma intensities was statistically significant. (Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2015;9:329-333)

Delayed Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis, and Metaregression

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Geert Smid ◽  
Trudy Mooren ◽  
Roos Van der Mast ◽  
Berthold Gersens ◽  
Rolf Kleber
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Meta Analysis

Meta-analysis links posttraumatic stress disorder to intimate partner problems

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. T. Taft ◽  
L. E. Watkins ◽  
J. Stafford ◽  
A. E. Street ◽  
C. M. Monson
Keyword(s):  
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Intimate Partner

Abstract P127: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Risk for Coronary Heart Disease: A Meta-analytic Review

Circulation ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 127 (suppl_12) ◽  
Author(s):  
Donald Edmondson ◽  
Ian M Kronish ◽  
Jonathan A Shaffer ◽  
Louise Falzon ◽  
Matthew M Burg
Keyword(s):  
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Coronary Heart Disease ◽  
Heart Disease ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Cochrane Library ◽  
Forest Plot ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Analytic Review

Context: Recent evidence suggests that posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may be associated with increased risk for coronary heart disease (CHD). Objective: To determine the association of PTSD to incident CHD using systematic review and meta-analysis. Data Sources: Articles were identified by searching Ovid MEDLINE, PsycINFO, Scopus, Cochrane Library, PILOTS database, and through manual search of reference lists. Study Selection: Prospective cohort studies that assessed PTSD in participants free of CHD and assessed subsequent CHD or cardiac-specific mortality. Data Extraction: We extracted estimates of the association of PTSD to incident CHD, as well as study characteristics. Odds ratios were converted to hazard ratios (HR), and a random-effects model was used to pool results. Data Synthesis: Five studies met our inclusion criteria (N= 401,712); 4 of these included depression as a covariate. The pooled HR for the magnitude of the relationship between PTSD and CHD was 1.53 (95% CI, 1.27-1.84) before adjustment for depression. The pooled HR estimate for the 4 depression-adjusted estimates (N= 362,388) was 1.22 (95% CI, 1.05-1.42). Conclusion: PTSD is independently associated with increased risk for incident CHD, even after adjusting for depression and other covariates. Figure 1. Forest plot of association of PTSD to incident MI or cardiac mortality Note: The area of each square is proportional to the study’s weight in the meta-analysis, and each line represents the confidence interval around the estimate. The diamond represents the aggregate estimate, and its lateral points indicate confidence intervals for this estimate.

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