Table 4.
Prevalence and means of treatment and treatment satisfaction by type of worst trauma, among 2,886 women in the Nurses’ Health Study II PTSD sub-study with lifetime PTSD. a
| Any treatment type (ever) | Prescription (ever) | Psychotherapy (ever) | Other treatment type (ever) | More than one treatment type (ever) | Satisfaction of treatment (1=very satisfied, 5=very dissatisfied) | Symptom Alleviation (1=a lot, 4=not at all) | Currently in Treatment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % (n) | % (n) | % (n) | % (n) | % (n) | mean (SD) | mean (SD) | % (n) | |
| Overall, with lifetime PTSD (n=2,886) | 66.4 (1917) | 48.2 (1392) | 60.3 (1739) | 20.5 (593) | 49.4 (1425) | 2.1 (0.9) | 1.9 (0.8) | 27.6 (797) |
| Type of worst trauma: | ||||||||
| Interpersonal/Sexual Violence (n=970) | 73.1 (709) | 51.1 (496) | 69.6 (675) | 23.1 (224) | 54.7 (531) | 2.0 (1.0) | 1.8 (0.8) | 27.0 (262) |
| Accident/Disaster (n=149) | 59.1 (88) | 42.3 (63) | 46.3 (69) | 23.5 (35) | 45.0 (67) | 2.0 (0.8) | 1.8 (0.8) | 27.5 (41) |
| Sudden | 62.6 | 47.0 | 55.6 | 15.6 | 45.1 | 2.1 (0.9) | 1.9 (0.9) | 25.5 |
| Unexpected Death (n=647) | (405) | (304) | (360) | (101) | (292) | (165) | ||
| Illness/injury (n=319) | 58.6 (187) | 46.1 (147) | 50.8 (162) | 23.2 (74) | 45.8 (146) | 2.2 (1.0) | 1.9 (0.9) | 31.3 (100) |
| Nursing-related trauma (n=55) | 54.5 (30) | 36.4 (20) | 49.1 (27) | 9.1 (5) | 40.0 (22) | 2.0 (0.9) | 1.8 (0.9) | 21.8 (12) |
| Witnessing (n=82) | 57.3 (47) | 41.5 (34) | 51.2 (42) | 17.1 (14) | 43.9 (36) | 1.8 (0.7) | 1.7 (0.7) | 29.3 (24) |
| Other (n=664) | 67.9 (451) | 49.4 (328) | 60.8 (404) | 21.1 (140) | 49.8 (331) | 2.1 (1.0) | 1.9 (0.9) | 29.1 (193) |
PTSD = posttraumatic stress disorder defined by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Version 5. 1.1% of participants with PTSD left the treatment questions blank and were coded as having no treatment. 0.2% of participants with PTSD and a history of treatment (or 0.1% among all with PTSD) were missing on whether currently in treatment and were coded as not currently being in treatment. 0.3% of those with PTSD and treatment were missing on treatment satisfaction and symptom alleviation; they were not included in the mean score estimates for these variables.