Exposure to traumatic incidents and prevalence of posttraumatic stress symptomatology in urban firefighters in two countries.
Exposure to traumatic incidents and prevalence of posttraumatic stress symptomatology in urban firefighters in two countries.
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DOI：
10.1037/1076-8998.4.2.131
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发表时间：
1999-04-01
影响因子：
5.1
通讯作者：
Pike, K
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作者：
Corneil, W;Beaton, R;Pike, K
城市消防员有患创伤后应激障碍（PTSD）的风险，部分原因是他们暴露在与职责有关的创伤中。这项研究比较了美国和加拿大消防员与职责相关的创伤暴露和创伤后应激的患病率。两个样本都报告了相对较多和频繁的创伤后症状，自我报告的PTSD患病率没有显著差异。然而，对受访者前一年值班的部门记录的分析显示，创伤事件暴露的频率和类别都有显着差异。一些与PTSD病例相关的脆弱性和调节风险因素在美国和加拿大样本之间存在差异。在这2个消防员样本中观察到的PTSD风险因素差异的潜在解释被认为是。
Urban firefighters are at risk for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) due in part to their exposure to duty-related trauma. This study compared duty-related trauma exposures and the prevalences of posttraumatic stress in U.S. and Canadian firefighters. Both samples reported relatively numerous and frequent posttrauma symptoms, and the rates of self-reported PTSD prevalence did not differ significantly. However, analysis of departmental records for respondents' previous year on duty revealed significant differences in both frequencies and categories of traumatic incident exposures. Some of the vulnerability and moderating risk factors associated with PTSD caseness differed between the U.S. and Canadian samples. Potential explanations for the observed differences in risk factors for PTSD in these 2 firefighter samples are considered.