First Nations parents’ experiences of COVID-19 and associations with symptoms of complex post-traumatic stress disorder

Abstract

Purpose To examine associations between First Nations parents’ experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic and symptoms of complex post-traumatic stress disorder (C-PTSD). Methods First Nations parents (n = 110) completed a 90-minute telephone interview between October 2021 and July 2022. Parents self-reported their PTSD or C-PTSD symptoms using the International Trauma Questionnaire (categorised as no/low vs. high levels), COVID-19 events (e.g. testing, diagnosis, isolation) and perceived socioemotional changes in life situation (e.g. quality of relationships) compared with before the pandemic. Logistic regression analysed associations between C/PTSD symptoms (outcome) and demographic factors,..