@article{ref1,
title="Post-traumatic stress symptoms and burnout among medical rescue workers 4 years after the Great East Japan Earthquake: a longitudinal study",
journal="Disaster medicine and public health preparedness",
year="2016",
author="Kawashima, Yuzuru and Nishi, Daisuke and Noguchi, Hiroko and Usuki, Masato and Yamashita, Akihiro and Koido, Yuichi and Okubo, Yoshiro and Matsuoka, Yutaka J.",
volume="10",
number="6",
pages="848-853",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to evaluate factors associated with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms and burnout 4 years after the Great East Japan Earthquake among medical rescue workers in Disaster Medical Assistance Teams (DMATs). <br><br>METHODS: We examined participants' background characteristics, prior health condition, rescue work experiences, and the Peritraumatic Distress Inventory (PDI) score at 1 month after the earthquake. Current psychological condition was assessed by the Impact of Event Scale-Revised and Maslach Burnout Inventory administered 4 years after the earthquake. By applying univariate and multivariate linear regression analyses, we assessed the relative value of the PDI and other baseline variables for PTSD symptoms and burnout at 4 years after the earthquake. <br><br>RESULTS: We obtained baseline data from 254 participants during April 2 to 22, 2011. Of the 254 participants, 188 (74.0%) completed the follow-up assessment. PDI score 1 month after the earthquake was associated with symptoms of PTSD (β=0.35, P<.01) and burnout (β=0.21, P<.01). Stress before deployment was a related factor for burnout 4 years after the earthquake in these medical rescue workers (β=2.61, P<.04). <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: It seems important for DMAT headquarters to establish a routine system for assessing the PDI of medical rescue workers after deployment and screen those workers who have high stress prior to deployment (Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2016;page 1 of 6).<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1935-7893",
doi="10.1017/dmp.2016.83",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2016.83"
}