ABSTRACT
Objective To investigate the emotional distress and coping style during acute stage in patients following acute traumatic injury, and the relationship in different coping patterns and emotional distress. Methods A total of 118 patients with acute traumatic injury were included in our investigation.Emotional distress was assessed with the Hospital Anxiety and Depression scale. Coping style was measured with the Medical Modes Questionnaire. Descriptive analysis, independent samples t test and multiple linear regression analysis were used. Results Emotional distress occurred in 50.00% of the patients with acute traumatic injury,22.40% patients only presented anxiety, 17.30% patients only presented depression, and 10.20% patients presented both anxiety and depression. Yielding and avoidance coping styles were more frequently used in patients with depression. Conclusions Incidence of emotional distress was highly fre-quently, many factors were associated with patients" affection reaction.