Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
- Volume 24 Issue 2
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- Pages.167-179
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- 2012
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- 1225-3618(pISSN)
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- 2052-4374(eISSN)
PTSD and Related Factors among Dispatched Firefighters to Rescue Sites after the Great Japanese Earthquake (Running head: Dispatched Firefighters' PTSD)
동일본 대지진 구조현장에 파견된 소방공무원의 외상후스트레스장애 및 관련요인(요약제목: 해외 파견된 소방공무원의 외상후스트레스장애)
- Yang, Mi-Hyun (Graduate School of Public Health, Korea University and Korea Institute of Radiological & Medical Sciences) ;
- Lee, Eun-Il (Department of Preventive Medicine and Institute for Occupational & Environmental Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine) ;
- Choi, Jae-Wook (Department of Preventive Medicine and Institute for Occupational & Environmental Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine) ;
- Kim, Hae-Joon (Department of Preventive Medicine and Institute for Occupational & Environmental Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine)
- 양미현 (고려대학교 보건대학원 및 한국원자력의학원) ;
- 이은일 (고려대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실 및 환경의학연구소) ;
- 최재욱 (고려대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실 및 환경의학연구소) ;
- 김해준 (고려대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실 및 환경의학연구소)
- Received : 2012.03.29
- Accepted : 2012.06.13
- Published : 2012.06.30
Abstract
Objectives: This study aims to investigate the risk of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and its related factors among firefighters dispatched to the rescue sites after the Great Japanese Earthquake in 2011. Methods: Among 104 male firefighters dispatched to rescue sites after the Great Japanese Earthquake, 73 firefighters were assessed. The 73 firefighters completed questionnaires, which include general characteristics, an impact of event scale-revised Korean version (IES-R-K), a coping checklist, a scale of perceived social support, and a post-traumatic stress diagnostic scale (PDS). The data was analyzed to find factors related to PTSD risk. Results: The mean value of age and work tenure in this study were 38.6 years (SD=5.7) and 11.6 years (SD=6.0), respectively. The number and rate of the PTSD high-risk group in dispatched firefighters in this study was 7 cases and 9.6% using IES-R-K, with an over 25-point cutoff score. The mean rank of tenure, 53.5 in the PTSD high-risk group (n=7), was significantly higher than that of 32.2 in the PTSD low-risk group (n=66). The mean rank of assessable support, 20.2 in the PTSD high-risk group was significantly lower than that of 38.7 in the PTSD low-risk group. In logistic analysis of model 1 including PDS in independent variables, were associated with being a PTSD high-risk group as in the following: higher PDS score (OR 2.18, 95% CI: 1.07~4.46), longer tenure (OR 3.42, 95% CI: 1.01~11.89), more using coping method (OR 1.35, 95% CI: 1.00~1.81), and lower perceptions of social support (OR 0.84, 95% CI: 0.72~0.97). In logistic analysis of model 2 without PDS in independent variables, more using coping method (OR 1.14, 95% CI: 1.01~1.28) and lower perceptions of social support (OR 0.95, 95% CI: 0.91~0.98) were associated with being a PTSD high-risk group. Conclusion: The PTSD high-risk group in dispatched firefighters indicated that their odds ratios were increased when they used more coping methods under specific stress conditions and had lower perceptions of social support. Therefore, for those, who might be dispatched to overseas, the psychological support approach should be considered to produce effective coping methods against traumatic events and to be aware of abundant resources for social support regarding the problem.
목적: 해외 재난 현장에 파견된 소방공무원의 PTSD 정도와 관련요인을 분석하고자 본 연구를 수행하였다. 방법: 2011년 3월 12일부터 3월 23일까지 일본 동부지역 대지진과 해일로 인한 재난현장에 파견된 국제구조대 소속 소방공무원 104명을 대상으로 설문지를 배포하여 설문 응답자 73명의 자료를 분석하였다. 설문지는 일반적 특성과 사건충격척도, 대처방식척도, 사회적지지 지각, 외상후 스트레스 진단척도를 포함하였다. 수집된 자료는 기술통계, Mann-Whitney U test, t-test, Fisher's exact test,
Keywords
- Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD);
- IES-R-K;
- Dispatched firefighters;
- Coping method;
- Social support