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| Assessment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder among Rescue Armed Polices Eighteen Months after Earthquake |
| SHAN Moshui, NIU Sheng, PAN Yu, YANG Jun, CUI Hong |
| The 215th Clinical Department, the 406th Hospital of PLA, Dalian 116041, China |
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Abstract Objective To investigate prevalence, symptom severity of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and its relations with demographic factors, trauma factors and personality factors among rescue armed polices 18 months after Wenchuan earthquake, so as to provide the evidence for working out prevention and treatment strategies for special objects.Methords A total of 782 rescue armed polices selected by random cluster sampling method were administered general information questionnaire, PTSD Checklist-Civilian Version(PCL-C), Eysenck Personality Questionnaire Short Scale Chinese Version and Trait Anxiety Inventory to assess prevalence, symptom severity and related factors of PTSD.Results The prevalence of PTSD among rescue armed polices at 18 months after earthquake rescue was 1.7%(13/748), there was 7.9% of rescue armed polices with the symptoms of reexpericement of trauma, 3.1% with the symptoms of over vigilance, 2.1% with the symptoms of emotional bluntion and avoidance. There was significant difference in PCL-C total scores between high exposure group and low exposure group (P<0.01). Regression analysis showed that age, level of exposure, family being in earthquake areas, nervosity, and anxiety trait entered equation.Conclusion The prevalence of PTSD 18 months after earthquake is relatively low among rescue armed polices, but some rescue armed polices present symptoms of PTSD. Youth, high exposure, family being in earth areas, nervosity and high anxiety trait are predictors of posttraumatic stress symptoms.
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Published: 01 September 2016
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2016, Vol. 34 
