TY - JOUR
PY - 2016//
TI - Post-traumatic stress symptoms and burnout among medical rescue workers 4 years after the Great East Japan Earthquake: a longitudinal study
JO - Disaster medicine and public health preparedness
A1 - Kawashima, Yuzuru
A1 - Nishi, Daisuke
A1 - Noguchi, Hiroko
A1 - Usuki, Masato
A1 - Yamashita, Akihiro
A1 - Koido, Yuichi
A1 - Okubo, Yoshiro
A1 - Matsuoka, Yutaka J.
SP - 848
EP - 853
VL - 10
IS - 6
N2 - 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).
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.
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).
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). Language: en
LA - en
SN - 1935-7893
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2016.83
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