Post-traumatic growth amongst UK armed forces personnel who were deployed to Afghanistan and the role of combat injury, mental health and pain: the ADVANCE cohort study

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Dyball DanielORCID,Bennett Alexander N.ORCID,Schofield SusieORCID,Cullinan PaulORCID,Boos Christopher J.ORCID,Bull Anthony M. J.ORCID,Stevelink Sharon A. M.ORCID,Fear Nicola T.ORCID

Abstract

AbstractBackgroundPost-traumatic growth (PTG) is a positive psychological consequence of trauma. The aims of this study were to investigate whether combat injury was associated with deployment-related PTG in a cohort of UK military personnel who were deployed to Afghanistan, and whether post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression and pain mediate this relationship.Methods521 physically injured (n= 138 amputation;n= 383 non-amputation injury) and 514 frequency-matched uninjured personnel completed questionnaires including the deployment-related Post-Traumatic Growth Inventory (DPTGI). DPTGI scores were categorised into tertiles of: no/low (score 0–20), moderate (score 21–34) or a large (35–63) degree of deployment-related PTG. Analysis was completed using generalised structural equation modelling.ResultsA large degree of PTG was reported by 28.0% (n= 140) of the uninjured group, 36.9% (n= 196) of the overall injured group, 45.4% (n= 62) of amputee and 34.1% (n= 134) of the non-amputee injured subgroups. Combat injury had a direct effect on reporting a large degree of PTG [Relative risk ratio (RRR) 1.59 (95% confidence interval (CI) 1.17–2.17)] compared to sustaining no injury. Amputation injuries also had a significant direct effect [RRR 2.18 (95% CI 1.24–3.75)], but non-amputation injuries did not [RRR 1.35 (95% CI 0.92–1.93)]. PTSD, depression and pain partially mediate this relationship, though mediation differed depending on the injury subtype. PTSD had a curvilinear relationship with PTG, whilst depression had a negative association and pain had a positive association.ConclusionsCombat injury, in particular injury resulting in traumatic amputation, is associated with reporting a large degree of PTG.

Funder

Forces in Mind Trust

Publisher

Cambridge University Press (CUP)

Subject

Psychiatry and Mental health,Applied Psychology

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