TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - The influence of coping and cognitive appraisal in predicting posttraumatic stress disorder: a prospective study on psychiatric staff in Denmark following workplace violence
JO  - Work
A1  - Al Ali, Sara
A1  - Pihl-Thingvad, Jesper
A1  - Elklit, Ask
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - BACKGROUND: Since psychiatric staff experience a high occurrence of workplace violence and subsequent Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), it is important to assess the behavioral and cognitive risk factors of PTSD in this population. <br><br>OBJECTIVE: The current study assesses the incidence of PTSD 12 months after the occurrence of WV. Furthermore, it examines possible prospective associations between coping strategies and cognitive appraisals, respectively, and PTSD. <br><br>METHODS: This prospective cohort study was conducted with staff from 18 psychiatric wards in Denmark (n = 183) who had reported an incidence of workplace violence. Most subjects were women (83.3%). <br><br>RESULTS: The incidence of PTSD was 9.8%. The main analysis showed a significant relationship between negative cognitive appraisals about the self and PTSD (OR = 2.87, p <  .05), and a coping strategy of self-blame and PTSD (OR = 2.21, p <  .05). <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Certain dysfunctional coping and negative cognitive appraisals seems to predict posttraumatic stress in an occupational context. Information about these processes could be important for preventive strategies in the workplace.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1051-9815
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/WOR-205177
ID  - ref1
ER  -