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ISSN 2096-7446
CN 10-1655/R
Responsible Institution:China Association for Science and Technology
Sponsor:Chinese Nursing Association

Chinese Journal of Emergency and Critical Care Nursing ›› 2026, Vol. 7 ›› Issue (2): 182-189.doi: 10.3761/j.issn.2096-7446.2026.02.008

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Current status and latent profile analysis of post-traumatic growth in young and middle-aged patients with mechanical ventilation in ICU

SHI Min1(), ZHAI Huaixiang1,*(), ZHANG Xingxing1, XU Ping1, LI Xiaoqing2   

  1. 1. Department of Intensive Care Unitthe First People’s Hospital of LianyungangLianyungang 222001, China
    2. Department of Intensive Care UnitZhongda Hospital Southeast UniversityNanjing 210009, China
  • Received:2025-04-17 Online:2026-02-10 Published:2026-02-02
  • Contact: ZHAI Huaixiang E-mail:1036547830@qq.com;840843121@qq.com

Abstract:

Objective To explore the current status and latent profile analysis of post-traumatic growth(PTG) in young and middle-aged patients with mechanical ventilation in Intensive Care Unit(ICU),and analyze its influencing factors,so as to provide reference for future nursing intervention programs. Methods A total of 242 young and middle-aged ICU patients with mechanical ventilation were selected by convenience sampling method. General data questionnaire and simplified Chinese version of PTG questionnaire were used for the study. Potential categories of patients’ PTG were identified based on latent profile analysis,and the influencing factors of different categories were analyzed by multiple Logistic regression. Results The PTG score of the young and middle-aged patients with mechanical ventilation in ICU was 49.18±14.05. The results of the latent profile analysis indicated that PTG could be classified into three distinct categories: high PTG-attention to change group,medium PTG-high perception group and low PTG-avoidance of change group. Gender,marital status,education level,occupation,number of chronic diseases and whether or not they were treated by operation were the influencing factors of PTG among different categories of young and middle-aged patients with mechanical ventilation in ICU (all P<0.05). Conclusion There is heterogeneity of PTG in young and middle-aged patients with mechanical ventilation in ICU. Medical staff should identify PTG level in time and implement targeted intervention measures according to the characteristics of different categories of patients to improve PTG level and promote early recovery of patients.

Key words: ICU, Mechanical Ventilation, Young and Middle-Aged, Post-Traumatic Growth, Latent Profile Analysis