Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms and Related Factors in Firefighters of a Firestation / 대한산업의학회지
Korean Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
;
: 193-204, 2008.
Article
in Korean
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| ID: wpr-123371
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
To investigate the factors related with posttraumatic symptoms and to estimate the prevalence of posttraumatic disorder of urban male firefighters.METHODS:
From a study sample comprising 260 male firefighters from one fire station, the responses from 146 who had experienced one or more traumatic events, responded to the 'Impact of Event Scale-Revised Korean version' (IES-R-K) and didn't show any evidence of depression were analyzed. We surveyed the firefighters using a self-administered questionnaire including general characteristics, job-related characteristics, IES-R-K, and a 'Firefighters and paramedics' incident stressor'.RESULTS:
The mean value of IES-R-K in this study was 11.3 and it was higher in the married firefighters than in the unmarried firefighters (p=0.005) and in the 24-hr shift workers than in the ordinary day shift workers (p=0.032). The frequency of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) of the firefighters in this study using IES-R-K was 13.7%, with a cutoff point of 24/25. The overall number of experiences of 25 traumatic events was larger in emergency medical personnel and rescue workers than in other work functions (p=0.000).CONCLUSIONS:
The prevalence of PTSD symptoms in firefighters was estimated to 13.7% using IES-RK and was higher than the prevalence of PTSD in the general population. A program to manage the mental health and provide early detection for mental illness for firefighters is needed.
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Main subject:
Single Person
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Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
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Mental Health
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Prevalence
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Surveys and Questionnaires
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Rescue Work
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Firefighters
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Depression
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Emergencies
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Fires
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Prevalence study
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Screening study
Limits:
Humans
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Male
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Year:
2008
Type:
Article
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