Posttraumatic Growth in Coronary Artery Disease Outpatients: Relationship to Degree of Trauma and Health Service Use

摘要

ObjectivesPosttraumatic growth (PTG) is frequently reported after the strike of a serious medical illness. The current study sought to: 1) assess the relationship between degree of cardiac “threat” and PTG one year post-hospitalization; and 2) to explore the association between PTG and healthcare utilization.