Trends of Elevated PTSD Risk in Firefighters Exposed to the World Trade Center Disaster: 2001-2005

作者: Amy Berninger , Mayris P Webber , Hillel W Cohen , Jackson Gustave , Roy Lee

DOI: 10.1177/003335491012500411

关键词: Suicide preventionSocial supportOdds ratioInjury preventionEpidemiologyMedicineEnvironmental healthPoison controlConfidence intervalOccupational safety and health

摘要: Objectives.We identified trends in the prevalence of elevated posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) risk as determined by Fire Department City New York (FDNY)-modified PTSD Checklist World Trade Center (WTC)-exposed firefighters. We also examined relation to WTC exposure, social support, change recreational activities, and functional health.Methods.We analyzed 16,826 questionnaires from 10,074 firefighters yearly intervals, September 12, 2001, 11, 2005.Results.The increased over time, 9.8% year 1 10.6% 4 (p<0.0001). Earliest arrival at site (odds ratio [OR] = 6.0; 95% confidence interval [CI] 4.4, 8.3), prolonged work (OR=2.0; CI 1.8, 2.3), providing supervision without previous supervisory experience (OR=4.1; 2.8, 6.1), retirement due a WTC-related disability (OR=1.3; 1.1, 1.5) were associated with ever having risk. Difficulty functioning home...

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