Trauma, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, and Treatment Among Middle-Aged and Older Women in the Nurses' Health Study II.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are common among women and associated with negative health outcomes across the life course. Relatively few studies, however, have examined the epidemiology of trauma, PTSD, and treatment among middle-aged and older civilian women, who are at elevated risk for adverse health outcomes. We aimed to characterize trauma, PTSD, and trauma-related treatment prevalence and correlates in a large cohort of middle-aged and older women.

Design

Cross-sectional, nested substudy within the Nurses' Health Study II cohort.

Setting

United States, 2018-2020.

Participants

33,327 current or former nurses, aged 53-74 years.

Measurements

16-item modified version of the Brief Trauma Questionnaire; modified PTSD Checklis

SUBMITTER: Sampson L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8983445 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature