Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource EMDR Collection Journal Author(s) dc_creator Maya G. Meentken Malindi van der Mheen Ingrid M. van Beynum Elisabeth W. C. Aendekerk Jeroen S. Legerstee Jan van der Ende Riwka del Canho Ramón J. L. Lindauer Manon H. J. Hillegers Willem A. Helbing Henriette A. Moll Elisabeth M. W. J. Utens Document # emdr_doc_ID 09515 Link to Document (e.g. DOI, PDF) emdr_title_link <a href="https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjcn/zvaa006">https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjcn/zvaa006</a> Archived emdr_archived Yes Original Work Citation spec_citation Meentken, M. G., van der Mheen, M., van Beynum, I. M., Aendekerk, E. W. C., Legerstee, April). <a href="https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjcn/zvaa006">Long-term effectiveness of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing in children and adolescents with medically related subthreshold post-traumatic stress disorder: A randomized controlled trial.</a> European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 2(4), 348–357. doi:10.1093/eurjcn/zvaa006 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Long-term effectiveness of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing in children and adolescents with medically related subthreshold post-traumatic stress disorder: A randomized controlled trial Description An account of the resource Aims Medical procedures and hospitalizations can be experienced as traumatic and can lead to post-traumatic stress reactions. Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) shows promising results but very few long-term studies have been published. Therefore, our aim was to test the long-term (8 months post-treatment) effectiveness of EMDR in children and adolescents with medically related subthreshold post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Methods and Results Seventy-four children (including 39 with congenital or acquired heart disease) aged 4–15 (M = 9.6 years) with subthreshold PTSD after previous hospitalization were included into a parallel group randomized controlled trial. Participants were randomized to EMDR (n = 37) or care-as-usual (CAU) (n = 37; medical care only). The primary outcome was PTSD symptoms of the child. Secondary outcomes were symptoms of depression and blood–injection–injury (BII) phobia, sleep problems, and health-related quality of life (HrQoL) of the child. Assessments of all outcomes were planned at baseline and 8 weeks and 8 months after the start of EMDR/CAU. We hypothesized that the EMDR group would show significantly more improvements on all outcomes over time. Both groups showed improvements over time on child’s symptoms of PTSD (only parent report), depression, BII phobia, sleep problems, and most HrQoL subscales. GEE analyses showed no significant differences between the EMDR group (nT2 = 33, nT3 = 30) and the CAU group (nT2 = 35, nT3 = 32) on the primary outcome. One superior effect of EMDR over time was found for reducing parent-reported BII phobia of the child. Conclusion EMDR did not perform better than CAU in reducing subthreshold PTSD up to 8 months post-treatment in previously hospitalized children. Possible explanations and clinical implications are discussed. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 2(4), 348–357. doi:10.1093/eurjcn/zvaa006 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2021, April Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Journal Language A language of the resource English Congenital Heart Disease Medical Setting Posttraumatic Stress Disorder PTSD Randomized Controlled Trial RCT