@article{ref1,
title="Social support and posttraumatic stress disorder among flood victims in Hunan, China",
journal="Annals of epidemiology",
year="2007",
author="FENG, Shuidong and Tan, Hongzhuan and Benjamin, Abuaku and Wen, Shiwu and Liu, Aizhong and Zhou, Jia and Li, Shuoqi and Yang, Tubao and Zhang, Yunlong and Li, Xiansheng and Li, Guohua",
volume="17",
number="10",
pages="827-833",
abstract="PURPOSE: To explore the relationship between social support and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among flood victims. METHODS: A cross-sectional survey was carried out in 2000 among individuals who had suffered floods in 1998 in Hunan, China. Multistage sampling was used to select the subjects from the flood-affected areas. PTSD was diagnosed according to DSM-IV criteria, and social support was measured according to a social support rating scale. Data were collected through face-to-face interviews using a structured questionnaire. Multiple logistic regression analysis and confirmatory factor analysis was used to examine the relationship between social support and PTSD. RESULTS: Out of a total of 25,478 subjects interviewed, 2336 (9.7%) were diagnosed as having PTSD. PTSD was significantly associated with total social support (odds ratio [OR] 0.80, 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.78-0.82), subjective support (OR 0.48, 95%CI, 0.44-0.52), and support utilization (OR 0.53, 95%CI, 0.49-0.57). CONCLUSION: PTSD in flood victims is significantly associated with social support; subjective support and support utilization may play more important roles in mitigating the impact of flood than objective support.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1047-2797",
doi="10.1016/j.annepidem.2007.04.002",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.annepidem.2007.04.002"
}