Study on the correlation between post-traumatic stress disorder and fear disease progression, ICU environmental stressors in patients with acute respiratory failure

ObjectiveTo analyze the correlation between post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and fear of disease progression, ICU environmental stressors in patients with acute respiratory failure (ARF), and to provide guidance for clinically formulating effective nursing interventions for ARF patients.

MethodsA total of 142 patients with ARF were selected as the research objects, and they were investigated with the general situation questionnaire, the Chinese version of the ICU environmental stressor scale (ESQ-C), the simplified version of the fear of disease progression questionnaire (FoP-Q-SF) and the post-traumatic stress disorder scale-civilian version (PCL-C). Pearson analysis was used to analyze the correlation between PTSD and fear of disease progression, ICU environmental stressors in ARF patients.

ResultsThe PTSD score of 128 patients points with ARF was (39.60±4.58) points, the score of fear of disease progression was (35.63±5.46) points, and the ICU environmental stressor score was (121.55±14.35) points. Gender, educational level, comorbidities and psychological capital were the influencing factors for PTSD in ARF patients (P < 0.05).Pearson analysis results showed that there was a positive correlation between PTSD in ARF patients and fear of disease progression, ICU environmental stressors, and there was a positive correlation between ICU environmental stressors and fear of disease progression (P < 0.05).

ConclusionsThe scores of PTSD, fear of disease progression, and ICU environmental stressors in ARF patients are all at a moderate level, and there is an interplay between PTSD and fear of disease progression and ICU environmental stressors. Clinical medical staff should pay attention to ICU environmental stressors and fear of disease progression in ARF patients, and take targeted measures to reduce the level of PTSD symptoms.