일개 소방서 소방관들의 외상후 스트레스 증상 및 관련요인Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms and Related Factors in Firefighters of a Firestation
- Other Titles
- Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms and Related Factors in Firefighters of a Firestation
- Authors
- 권순찬; 이수진; 김인아; 고재우; 류현철; 김석현; 김대호; 정승아; 송재철
- Issue Date
- Sep-2008
- Publisher
- 대한직업환경의학회
- Keywords
- Firefighters; PTSD; IES-R-K; Traumatic events; Cutoff point
- Citation
- Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, v.20, no.3, pp.193 - 204
- Indexed
- KCI
- Journal Title
- Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
- Volume
- 20
- Number
- 3
- Start Page
- 193
- End Page
- 204
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/hanyang/handle/2021.sw.hanyang/171840
- DOI
- 10.35371/kjoem.2008.20.3.193
- ISSN
- 1225-3618
- 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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