The Relationship between Alcohol Consumption and Exposure to Traumatic Events in Male Firefighters / 신경정신의학
Journal of Korean Neuropsychiatric Association
;
: 316-322, 2011.
Article
in Korean
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
This study explored the relationship between alcohol consumption and exposure to traumatic events in male firefighters.METHODS:
Data was collected from a sample of 584 firefighters at urban fire stations. We surveyed the firefighters using self-administered questionnaires including sociodemographic and job-related characteristics such as the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT), Life Event Checklist (LEC), Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), Korean Occupational Stress Scale-Short Form (KOSS-SF), Impacted Event Scale-Revised (IES-R), Stait Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) and Beck Depression Inventory (BDI).RESULTS:
There were significant differences in smoking, traumatic events (LEC), post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms (IES-R), and anxiety (STAI-T) between the two drinking groups (p<0.05). In multivariate logistic regression, smoking (OR=2.084, 95% CI=1.172-3.705), LEC (OR=1.163, 95% CI=1.010-1.339) and IES-R (OR=1.024, 95% CI=1.002-1.046) were significant predictors for AUDIT (p<0.05).CONCLUSION:
These results indicate that an appropriate intervention about the exposure to traumatic events should play a useful role in preventing firefighter alcohol problems.
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Main subject:
Anxiety
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Smoke
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Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
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Alcohol Drinking
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Smoking
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Logistic Models
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Surveys and Questionnaires
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Firefighters
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Depression
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Drinking
Type of study:
Prognostic study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Humans
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Male
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of Korean Neuropsychiatric Association
Year:
2011
Type:
Article
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