The prevalence of potentially traumatic events in the seventh survey of the population-based Tromso study (Tromso 7).

ABSTRACT: Aims: Potentially traumatic events (PTEs) can have detrimental consequences for an individual's physical and mental health. Exposure to PTEs is therefore increasingly assessed in population-based studies. Consistent with this trend, the most recent wave of the longitudinal population-based Tromsø study (Tromsø 7) in Northern Norway included a list of PTEs. The aim of the present study was to describe the prevalence of PTEs in the sample and examine demographic correlates of reported PTE exposure in this group. Methods: In Tromsø 7, a total of 21,083 participants aged ⩾40 years (52.5% female, mean age 57.3 years) were asked about exposure to nine PTEs that occurred in childhood, in adulthood and in the previous year. Differences between demographic groups in exposure to PTEs w

SUBMITTER: Thimm JC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10599077 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature