Diagnostic accuracy of the Primary Care PTSD Screen for DSM-5 (PC-PTSD-5) within a civilian primary care sample.

Objective: This study aims to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of the Primary Care Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Screen for Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-Fifth Edition (DSM-5) (PC-PTSD-5) as a screening tool for the identification of PTSD among a civilian sample receiving behavioral health treatment within a primary care setting. Validation within a civilian sample will increase the generalizability of the PC-PTSD-5 as a brief screening measure to identify PTSD within primary care practices.

Method: The present study is a retrospective review of data (N = 198) collected as part of a patient registry for an integrated behavioral health consultation service within a primary care clinic.

Psychological distress among persons with upper extremity limb loss.

Objective: We examined predictors of clinically significant levels of psychological distress among individuals with upper limb loss (ULL).

Design: A multisite, cross-sectional study completed at six prosthetic rehabilitation centres throughout the United States.

Methods: Oral administration of a brief assessment battery to 307 participants with ULL including demographic variables, injury information, screening instruments for PTSD and depression, pain interference, and activity restriction measures.

Using the Relational Coordination Instrument With a Diverse Patient Sample.

Background: The Relational Coordination (RC) instrument has been used extensively in the context of health care interprofessional coordination. However, the instrument's applicability to patient experiences of their interactions with professionals is largely untested.

Objectives: This study's objectives were to determine: (1) whether the RC instrument could be modified for phone administration to yield internally consistent results when used with a diverse group of patients with complex health needs; and (2) whether the RC factor was invariant across patients of differing education, levels of emotional problems, race, and ethnicity, thereby showing similar interpretation of items across these groups.

Differences in level of upper limb loss on functional impairment, psychological well-being, and substance use.

Purpose/objective: The present study examines associations between levels of limb loss (partial hand vs. higher levels of limb loss) and eight clinically relevant measures of functional impairment, psychological well-being, and substance use. Research Method/Design: A cross-sectional, multisite study conducted at seven prosthetic rehabilitation centers across the United States.

Depression and health-related quality of life among persons with sensory disabilities in a health professional shortage area.

Objective: The authors examined depression and health-related quality of life among individuals with self-reported sensory impairments living in a health professional shortage area.

Research Method: Health surveys of residents were conducted in 2006 and 2010. Responses were analyzed by groups of residents reporting vision loss, hearing loss, dual hearing and vision loss, and no sensory loss.

Resilience, Pain Interference, and Upper Limb Loss: Testing the Mediating Effects of Positive Emotion and Activity Restriction on Distress.

Objective: To test mediating effects of positive emotion and activity restriction on the associations of resilience and pain interference with distress reported by individuals with traumatic upper limb loss evaluated for prosthetics.

Design: Cross-sectional correlational study of several demographic and self-report measures of resilience, pain interference, activity restriction, positive emotions, and symptoms of depression and posttraumatic stress.

Setting: Six regional centers throughout the United States.