Posttraumatic Growth of Injured Patients after Motor Vehicle Accidents

An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis

Bibliographic Data

ID4229227
AuthorsYanbo Wang (0000-0002-1566-2125, Medical College,Tongji University, Shanghai, China), Ji Wang (0000-0002-3447-9107, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China), Xiaohong Liu (0000-0002-1585-2527, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China)
Year2012
Volume17
Issue2
Pages297-308
Publication date2012-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Health Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1359-1053 • E-ISSN: 1461-7277
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1359105311410511
PMID21697149
OpenAlexW2021955259
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited20

This study aimed to explore the process of posttraumatic growth of injured patients after a motor vehicle accident in China. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with six patients. Transcripts were analyzed using interpretative phenomenological analysis. Four main super-ordinate themes emerged: construction of meaning; perception of self; perception of connection; and perception of life philosophy. These themes describe growth and emotional distress which may well coexist. Posttraumatic growth can be seen as one outcome of a process of struggling with traumatic injuries. Some strategies for facilitating posttraumatic growth are discussed. Health-care providers may help the recovery of injured patients by facilitating posttraumatic growth

Anxiety · Distress · Emotional distress · Hermeneutic phenomenology · Interpretative phenomenological analysis · Lived experience · Perception · Posttraumatic growth · Psychiatry · Psychotherapist · Qualitative research · Sociology · Vehicle accident · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Medicine · Optimism, Hope, and Well-being · Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research · Psychology · Clinical Psychology · Surgery

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