Development of a codebook for the narrative analysis of in-hospital trauma interviews of patients following stroke.

ABSTRACT: Given their sudden onset and life-threatening consequences, strokes and transient ischemic attacks (TIAs) can trigger posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). To gain a deeper understanding of the potential influence of factors in patients' descriptions of these medical events on PTSD, we conducted a standardized trauma interview with a convenience sample of patients hospitalized for suspected stroke/TIA (N = 98) to assess the details and emotional experience of the stroke/TIA event. Three researchers reviewed the interviews and the research literature on risk and protective factors for PTSD. From this analysis, a codebook with descriptions, examples, and scoring protocols for eight Likert scale, two categorical, and four binary codes was developed. Upon demonstrating sufficient interrater re

SUBMITTER: Meinhausen C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11791883 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature