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21543949

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2011-5-5
pubmed:abstractText
A meta-analysis was conducted to estimate the prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among peacekeepers. A systematic review was carried out using Medline, Institute for Scientific Information/Web of Science and Published International Literature on Traumatic Stress databases, leading to a total of 12 studies reporting PTSD estimates. Pooled current PTSD prevalence was 5.3%, ranging from 0.05% to 25.8%, and a metaregression was used to investigate the variables that could account for the lack of homogeneity. However, none of the extracted information was capable of explaining the heterogeneity of the estimates. Peacekeeping studies presented different methodologies such as several screening instruments and different times from the deployment to the moment of PTSD assessment. The wide difference found among those estimates highlights the importance of the creation of standards for PTSD evaluation among peacekeepers.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
1539-736X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
199
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
309-12
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2011
pubmed:articleTitle
Posttraumatic stress disorder in peacekeepers: a meta-analysis.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Epidemiology, National School of Public Health (ENSP-FIOCRUZ), Federal University of Riode Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. wanderson.souza@gmail.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Meta-Analysis