Exploring early post-trauma interventions for employees that experience trauma at work

THE EFFECTIVENESS OF EARLY POST-TRAUMA INTERVENTIONS ON EMPLOYEES’ PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS AFTER EXPERIENCING TRAUMA AT WORK Aim Research into the effectiveness of early post-trauma interventions for people who experience trauma at work remains limited and unclear. Organisations appeared left in a dilemma of supporting employees’ exposed to trauma with little empirically supported guidance on the provision of early post-trauma interventions. The current meta-analysis, therefore, aimed to examine the effectiveness of these interventions on employees’ psychological distress after exposure to trauma. Method Study eligibility criteria involved studies that examined employees’ who experienced a traumatic event at work and consequently received an early-post trauma intervention within the organisation. The outcomes measured constructs related to psychological distress. Participants included employees within the military, emergency response services, police and prison services, and retail. Twenty articles were included in the analysis. A Risk of Bias Assessment frame was applied to assess the studies’ methodological quality. Results The early post-trauma interventions significantly improved employees’ outcomes of depression (SMD = 0.1860, 95% CI 0.03 to 0.34) and anxiety (SMD = 0.28, 95% CI 0.12 to 0.44) compared to no intervention. There were no significant results for the interventions’ effect on substance misuse (SMD = -0.1103, 95% CI -0.27 to 0.05), or general psychological health (SMD = 0.05, 95% CI -0.10 to 0.20). The quality effects model suggested that the methodological quality of the primary studies did not adversely impact the meta-analysis. Conclusion This meta-analysis added to increasing empirical support for early post-trauma interventions for people experiencing trauma at work. However, this support should be interpreted with caution due to the limitations and inconsistency of the research available. MENTAL HEALTH PRACTITIONERS’ EXPERIENCE OF TRAUMA RISK MANAGEMENT Aim Organisations, like the NHS currently employ immediate post-trauma interventions such as Trauma Risk Management (TRiM) that want for empirical support. The limited research into people’s experiences of early post-trauma interventions after experiencing a trauma at work highlight discrepancies between objective measures and subjective reports, advocating the use of qualitative analysis. The current research aimed to develop better understanding into mental health practitioners’ experience of TRiM within a mental health service. Method Semi-structured interviews were conducted with six mental health practitioners who had attended TRiM, after experiencing a trauma at work within 12 months of their experience of TRiM. Data were analysed using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis with focus on participants’ personal meaning and sense-making in their experience of TRiM. Findings Two superordinate themes were identified. The first superordinate theme ‘The Aftermath of the Trauma’ detailed participants experiences of the magnitude of the traumatic incident. The second superordinate theme ‘Re-visiting the Trauma’ described participants’ experiences within talking about the trauma. Conclusion The findings suggested that mental health practitioners experienced significant trauma reactions after traumatic incidents without disclosing this distress. Practitioners’ valued acknowledgement and appreciation of their role in the traumatic event, and some grew from the trauma. Making sense of the trauma during the TRiM process appeared to help practitioners organise the trauma memory and create new perspectives, lessoning their shame and guilt related to the trauma. Practitioners described a peer-delivered intervention facilitated sharing their experiences, however, for some this familiarity left them unable to disclose the extent of their distress

Discovering Local Food

Gail Patton will tell the story of her journey into the local food world and her special interest in locally driven economic development. Gail is a key founder of the Wild Ramp and sees the market as an opportunity to grow small businesses in the Tri-State Area

Smoking as a risk factor for oral candidiasis in HIV-infected adults

We aimed to examine if smoking is an independent predictor of oral candidiasis (OC) among HIV-1 infected persons

Coming to America: Cohort Students, Community Engagement, Linked Courses in Geography, Gerontology, and English Composition, and a New Sense of Place

Our cohort was made up of sixteen University of Nebraska Omaha students that received the Honors Learning Community scholarship. We met together four days a week and studied Gerontology, Geography, and English Composition II in a linked class system. This allowed us to study the differences in elder care around the world due to cultural differences while writing proficient academic papers for all three classes. The skills and perspectives gained in these classes culminated in our Coming to America Project, wherein were corded the story of a refugee elder who migrated to the United States

Cascading effects of a highly specialized beech-aphid–fungus interaction on forest regeneration

Specialist herbivores are thought to often enhance or maintain plant diversity within ecosystems, because they prevent their host species from becoming competitively dominant. In contrast, specialist herbivores are not generally expected to have negative impacts on non-hosts. However, we describe a cascade of indirect interactions whereby a specialist sooty mold (Scorias spongiosa) colonizes the honeydew from a specialist beech aphid (Grylloprociphilus imbricator), ultimately decreasing the survival of seedlings beneath American beech trees (Fagus grandifolia). A common garden experiment indicated that this mortality resulted from moldy honeydew impairing leaf function rather than from chemical or microbial changes to the soil. In addition, aphids consistently and repeatedly colonized the same large beech trees, suggesting that seedling-depauperate islands may form beneath these trees. Thus this highly specialized three-way beech-aphid–fungus interaction has the potential to negatively impact local forest regeneration via a cascade of indirect effects

The Grizzly, February 1, 2001

Fight to Save Collegeville dam Reaches Critical Point • UC to Honor Black History • Duryea, Maples in Need of Repairs, Students Say • Biology Majors Spend Break in Costa Rica • Opinions: Absolut Pathetic: Student Alcohol Abuse on Campus a Sobering, Serious Problem; Election Critical to Israel\u27s Future; Hail to the Chief or Hail to the Thief? • Get Weekly Dose of S&M, Double S on Ursinus TV • Berman Exhibit Looks \u27Beyond the Wall\u27 • As Winter Roars, How to Keep the Flu Virus From Getting to You • Bears Basketball Downs Mules, Improves to 12-6 • Snell Symposium Meets with Success • Swim Team Succeeds Poolside in Spite of Loss • Gymnastics in Midst of Terrific Seasonhttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/grizzlynews/1482/thumbnail.jp

The Grizzly, April 12, 2001

Airband 2001: \u27Case to the Ex\u27 Claims Victory • CAB, RHA, USGA and Class Officer Elections to be Held • Religion Forum Engages Students in Faith-based Discussion • The Big Test: Redefining the SATs • Opinions: Dispelling the Rumors: National Greeks Respond; Questioning the National Greek Approval Process; Purpose of Nationals: To Build up, not Destroy, Existing Greek Life on Campus; Why I Wanted to Bring Tri Sigma to Ursinus College; Tri Sigma Sorority Members Respond to Controversy; Phi Kappa Sigma Fraternity: The Brotherhood of Gentlemen; Why AOL Instant Messenger Will be the Demise of Society • Berman Exhibit \u27Zelda: By Herself\u27 on Display Until Apr. 19 • Women\u27s LAX Remains Undefeated, in First Placehttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/grizzlynews/1488/thumbnail.jp

Reliability of Striatal [11C]Raclopride Binding in Smokers Wearing Transdermal Nicotine Patches

PURPOSE: In studies where [(11)C]raclopride (RAC) positron emission tomography (PET) is used to assess changes in striatal dopamine, it is important to control for cognitive states, such as drug craving, that could alter dopamine levels. In cigarette smokers, transdermal nicotine patches (TNP) can control nicotine craving, but the effects of nicotine patches on RAC binding are unknown. Thus, we sought to determine the test-retest reliability of RAC binding in the presence of nicotine patches. METHODS: Eleven male smokers were scanned twice with RAC on separate days while wearing TNP. RESULTS: Across the striatum, test-retest variability was 7.63 ± 5.88; percent change in binding potential was 1.11 ± 9.83; and the intraclass correlation coefficient was 0.91 (p < 0.0001). CONCLUSION: Baseline RAC binding is highly reproducible in smokers wearing nicotine patches. This suggests that TNP are an acceptable method for controlling cigarette craving during studies that utilize RAC to examine changes in dopamine

The Grizzly, March 21, 2000

Bridge Over Troubled Waters: ZX Pledging Activities Leave Fraternity, Two Students Suspended • Memories: Under Construction • Behe Lecture Sparks Scientific Debate • UC Democrats Give Donation to Cityspace • 2000 Edition of Who\u27s Who Announced • Alternative Spring Break: The Best Decision of My Life • The Barto Hotel Jam Night • Lacrosse Prepares for Repeat Title Hopes • Golf Team Looking to Capture CC Title • Softball Off to Commanding Start of Season • Spring is Here, and the UC Bats are Swinging • Baseball Tops Widener in Home Opener, 8-4 • Track & Field Jump Starts Spring Season • Injury-Stricken Gymnasts Pull Out Third at ECAC\u27s • Sports Profile: Taryn Brackinhttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/grizzlynews/1462/thumbnail.jp