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Objective To learn the quality of life for people with disabilities in Hangzhou City, and to provide the basisfor targeted interventions. Methods Using the health survey list (SF-36) and the self-compiled population learningvolume, 350 disabled people were investigated face to face in Xiaoshan, Jiande and Fuyang District of Hangzhou City,and the quality of life of different disabled people with demographic characteristics were compared. Results A total of 335disabled people were investigated. The SF-36 score of the 335 disabled people was (62.36±18.40) . Compared with thehealthy people, the scores were lower in the survey of 335 people with disabilities(P<0.001) . The scores of the maledisabled in VT, MH, and PF were lower than the female. In terms of PF, RP, BP, scores of people above 48 years oldwere lower than people under the age of 48 years old, and in terms of mental health, scores of people above 48 years oldwere higher than people under the age of 48 years old. Score in physiological function of the physical disabled people waslower than other types of disabled people(MD=-19.447, -18.509, -19.792, P<0.008) . In terms of PF, score ofgrade 2 disabled people was lower than grade 1 and 4 disabled people (MD=-17.925, -18.162, P <0.008) .Conclusion The quality of life of disabled people in Hangzhou is low, which is affected by gender, age, and disabilitytype and disability grade.
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<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the prevalence and predictors of acute stress disorder (ASD) in the victims affected by Wenchuan earthquake in China.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>A random clustered sampling method was used. Of 891 victims enrolled in the study, 874 were completely assessed with the ASD constructive questionnaire and diagnosed with DSM-IV criteria. Sociodemographic variables were obtained. Also, the major symptoms of ASD (i.e., general symptoms to a traumatic event; dissociative symptoms; re-experiencing symptoms; hyper-arousal symptoms; avoidance symptoms) were recorded.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The incidence rate of ASD was 12.59% (110/874). The incidence rates of ASD for female and male were 15.16% (72/475) and 9.52% (38/399) respectively. There was a significant difference between female and male on the incidence rate of ASD (chi(2) = 6.26, P = 0.01). Logistic regression indicated that the ASD diagnosis was predicted by gender (beta = 0.58, P = 0.01, OR = 1.79), the condition of casualties of family members (beta = 0.60, P = 0.01, OR = 1.82), and the condition of sharp properties loss (beta = 1.02, P = 0.01, OR = 2.76).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The major earthquake should have great influence on mental health of victims. The efforts to reduce casualties and property loss might help to prevent ASD. Further research is needed on gender difference among traumatic events.</p>