TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2009//
TI  - Mental health assessment among scattered residents after Wenchuan earthquake in Anxian, Sichuan province
JO  - Zhonghua Yu Fang Yi Xue Za Zhi
A1  - Liu, Shi-an
A1  - Zhou, Huaguo
A1  - Zhou, Xian-feng
A1  - Hu, Jun-feng
A1  - Chen, M. T.
A1  - Hu, Wei-jiang
A1  - Tang, Hou-lin
A1  - Yan, Lei
A1  - Li, Jian-wen
A1  - Li, Ren-zhong
A1  - Li, Yu-bo
A1  - Wang, Jun-yun
A1  - Zhang, Weigang
A1  - Zhang, Bi-ke
A1  - Zhang, Qing-feng
A1  - Yao, Jian-yi
A1  - Chen, Chuansheng
A1  - Shi, Wen-qi
A1  - Xia, Lian-xu
A1  - Cui, Bu-yun
A1  - Cui, Wen-ming
A1  - Kang, Ning
A1  - Jiang, Min
A1  - Pan, Li-jun
A1  - Zang, Zhao-fang
A1  - Fan, Yong-xiang
A1  - Fan, Fu-cheng
A1  - Yu, Hong-jie
SP  - 380
EP  - 384
VL  - 43
IS  - 5
N2  - OBJECTIVE: To explore the mental health status of residents scattered living in Anxian after Wenchuan earthquake so as to provide scientific basis for further mental health intervention. METHODS: A face to face interview was conducted among the scattered residents with designed questionnaire, which had three parts of the physical and emotional reaction, the relax methods and the social care and supports expected. Two-stage probability proportional to size (PPS) sample method was performed to sample 2184 from 0.44 million scattered residents in Anxian. On the basis of statistical description, mental health of different characteristics groups was compared. RESULTS: Three main symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorders in 2184 residents (11.23 +/- 3.44) were higher than the 103 fire victims in Hunan in 2003 (10.06 +/- 3.26), three factor scores of SCL-90 (5.76 +/- 1.74) were higher than normal in 1998 repair mode (n = 23 891) (4.72 +/- 1.44), and the statistical difference was observed (t = 10.77, P < 0.05; t = 706.04, P < 0.05). Comparing the mental health of different groups, some significant differences were found by age, gender and education background. CONCLUSION: The earthquake disaster brought prevalent physical and emotional reaction. Elderly people, female, junior students need mental intervention immediately. Therefore, strengthen the mental education and assistance (especially in high risk groups) would be of more significance.<p />  <p>Language: zh</p>
LA  - zh
SN  - 0253-9624
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -