DOI: 10.3886/icpsr39196.v1
title: CTDA 1022: Posttraumatic Stress in Children Age 7 to 17 Seen in Hospital for Acute Injury, Australia, 2004-2006
title: Version 1

description: The broad aims of this overall project were to examine predictors of
children's adjustment, mainly post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), after a single-incident injury. The overarching hypothesis was that a combination of physiological/biological, cognitive, and parental anxiety factors would predict children's later adjustment. The dataset in this collection comes from the combination of two broad projects that recruited from the same hospitals, with the first (smaller) project being built upon by the second project (which contained additional measures and an additional follow-up).
Children and adolescents aged 7 to 17 and their families (n=135) were recruited for the study after presentation to either of two major metropolitan Australian hospitals following a single-incident injury. Children's heart rate was recorded at hospital triage. Children and parents completed risk screening measures within 4 weeks of injury. Measures for cognitive appraisals, social support, traumatic stress, depression, and anxiety symptoms were assessed at 3 months and 6 months post-injury.
description: The purpose of this study was to examine indicators of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in children and adolescents who had experienced single-incident trauma.
description: Recruitment took place in two major metropolitan Australian hospitals, specifically emergency departments and pediatric inpatient units. Parents or caregivers were approached by hospital staff to determine interest in participation. Following screening and informed consent, children and up to two parents/caregivers completed the initial study measures either in a face-to-face interview (for younger children and those hospitalized with serious injuries), by phone, or by mail (if not admitted or discharged prior to screening). Data collection was repeated at 3 months and 6 months post-injury.
description: Variables in Child Trauma Data Archive (CTDA) datasets have been standardized for cross-study analysis. For variable naming conventions, please refer to the CTDA Data Manual.

Study-level metadata: study title and P.I., series ID, methodology (weights, recruitment setting type)
Traumatic event descriptors: injury type/cause, degree of exposure (i.e., direct or indirect), injury circumstance, year of event, length of time in hospital, child's pulse at triage
Demographics: child/adolescent age, sex, race/ethnicity; parent/caregiver sex, race/ethnicity, education level, relationship status, relation to child/adolescent
Stress items: emotions, cognitions, and behaviors experienced by the child/adolescent during and following the incident (e.g., isolation, numbness, dissociation, poor memory, nightmares)
Previous instances of trauma experienced by the child
Mental health symptoms: depression, anxiety, self-esteem, suicidal ideation, nervousness, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) (including caregivers' PTSD and anxiety symptoms)
Perceived social support
Parenting skills, attitudes, and parent-child relationship quality
description: Presence of Common Scales: 
Screening Tool for Early Predictors of PTSD (STEPP)
Acute Stress Checklist for Children (ASC-Kids)
Child PTSD Symptom Scale (CPSS)
Children's Depression Inventory (CDI)
Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale for Children and Adolescents (CAPS-CA)
Child Posttraumatic Cognitions Inventory (CPTCI)
Posttraumatic Diagnostic Scale (PDS)
Depression Anxiety Stress Scales (DASS)
State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI)
Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS)
Parent-Child Relationships Inventory (PCRI)
description: Children were eligible for the study if they were involved in a potentially distressing or traumatic event within the past 4 weeks, were 7 to 17 years old, did not experience moderate or severe head injury, and were not experiencing ongoing trauma (e.g., exposure to domestic violence).
All participants were eligible to complete initial and 3-month follow-up assessments, but due to funding limitations, 30 participants were not eligible nor invited to complete the 6-month follow-up.
description: Datasets: 
DS1: CTDA 1022: Posttraumatic Stress in Children Age 7 to 17 Seen in Hospital for Acute Injury, Australia, 2004-2006
description: Children/adolescents presenting to hospital after injury, and their families.
description: face-to-face interview; on-site questionnaireThis project is part of the Child Trauma Data Archives (CTDA). For more information, please visit the CTDA series website and refer to the Collection Notes document under the Data and Documentation tab.This project is intended to be used in cross-study analysis with other child trauma datasets.Some documentation may reflect a previous version of the study title and P.I. affiliations. For the latest metadata, please see this study homepage.