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Factors associated with current posttraumatic stress disorder among COVID-19 vaccinated older adults in Israel
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Palgi, Yuval, Greenblatt-Kimron, Lee, Hoffman, Yaakov, Goodwin, Robin and Ben-Ezra, Menachem (2021) Factors associated with current posttraumatic stress disorder among COVID-19 vaccinated older adults in Israel. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 142 . pp. 272-274. doi:10.1016/j.jpsychires.2021.08.005 ISSN 0022-3956.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2021.08.005
Abstract
This is the first study to examine COVID-19 vaccine-related stressors in the context of current posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms amongst older adults exposed to traumatic events prior to the COVID-19 outbreak, with particular focus on the associations between ageism, vaccine-related stressors and PTSD. Five hundred and sixty-three participants aged 65 and above reported exposure to at least one traumatic event, their current PTSD level, physical and mental health, ageist attitudes, and vaccine related stressors. Univariate logistic regression revealed that depressive symptoms, ageism, vaccine hesitancy and severity of side effects were the main factors associated with clinical levels of current PTSD. These results suggest that older adults were vulnerable to intensified PTSD symptoms, not only as a result of greater depression, but also as a consequence of other factors, including ageism, vaccination hesitancy and vaccination side effects. Practitioners would benefit from awareness to these factors.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||
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| Subjects: | R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine | ||||||||
| Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Psychology | ||||||||
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | COVID-19 (Disease) -- Vaccination -- Israel, COVID-19 (Disease) -- Israel -- Prevention, Post-traumatic stress disorder, Older people -- Medical care -- Israel, Older people -- Services for, Aging | ||||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of Psychiatric Research | ||||||||
| Publisher: | Elsevier | ||||||||
| ISSN: | 0022-3956 | ||||||||
| Official Date: | October 2021 | ||||||||
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| Volume: | 142 | ||||||||
| Page Range: | pp. 272-274 | ||||||||
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2021.08.005 | ||||||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||||||
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