2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Predictors and prognostic impact of post-traumatic stress disorder after the great East Japan earthquake in patients with cardiovascular disease.
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24790605
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Public health/Health science
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| Research Institution | Tohoku University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2012-04-01 – 2016-03-31
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| Keywords | 東日本大震災 / 心血管疾患 / 予後 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
BACKGROUND: We examined the prevalence, predictors and prognostic impact of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after the Great East Japan Earthquake in patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD) in the CHART-2 study.
METHODS and RESULTS: The prevalence of PTSD was 14.7% after the Earthquake. Female sex, experiencing the Tsunami, property loss, poverty, and insomnia medication use were associated with PTSD. The patients with PTSD more frequently experienced a composite of death, acute myocardial infarction, stroke and heart failure (18.5% vs. 15.0%, P=0.035).
CONCLUSIONS: PTSD was frequent in CVD patients after the Earthquake and had an adverse prognostic impact.
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| Free Research Field |
疫学
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