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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Pediatr Nurs. 2011 Jun 24;27(4):357–365. doi: 10.1016/j.pedn.2011.04.024

Table 2.

Prevalence of psychological symptoms among entire respondent cohort*

Symptom or diagnosis Total nurse cohort N = 173 PTSD N = 36
Met criteria for PTSD by PDS 36 (21%) --
Symptoms related to work:
 Nightmares 84 (49%) 31 (91%)
 Severe anxiety or panic 32 (19%) 16 (50%)
 Severe pain 14 (8%) 7 (50%)
 Trouble breathing 9 (5%) 4 (44%)
Anxiety symptoms by HADS 27 (16%) 17 (47%)
Depression symptoms by HADS 17 (10%) 12 (33%)
BOS: Emotional exhaustion symptoms 75 (45%) 29 (85%)
BOS: Depersonalization symptoms 64 (38%) 25 (74%)
BOS: Low personal accomplishment symptoms 78 (46%) 22 (65%)
Any BOS symptoms 118 (68%) 31 (91%)
Any Psychological symptom 142 (82%) 34 (95%)
*

not mutually exclusive

MBI not completed by 5 participants, 2 meeting criteria for PTSD