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% at 6 months 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.
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% at 6 months 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.
Authors: W Zheng; H Yokomichi; H Matsubara; M Ishikuro; M Kikuya; T Isojima; S Yokoya; T Tanaka; N Kato; S Chida; A Ono; M Hosoya; S Tanaka; S Kuriyama; S Kure; Z Yamagata Journal: Int J Obes (Lond) Date: 2017-01-17 Impact factor: 5.095