TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1997//
TI  - Serious on-the-track accidents experienced by train drivers: Psychological reactions and long-term health effects
JO  - Journal of psychosomatic research
A1  - Vatshelle, A.
A1  - Moen, Bente E.
SP  - 43
EP  - 52
VL  - 42
IS  - 1
N2  - Train drivers run a risk of on-the-track accidents, the outcome of which they can seldom influence. In a postal questionnaire study addressed to all Norwegian train drivers, present health status was assessed by GHQ-12 and three health indices calculated from a psychosomatic symptom list. Train drivers who had experienced distressing on-the-track incidents were asked to report peak intensity of psychological reactions to their most distressing experience, by the Impact of Event Scale (IES). Of 830 respondents, 395 reported distressing on-the-track incidents. Present health status was significantly lower in drivers reporting a former distressing experience compared to others. The higher the recalled IES-scores, the more pronounced health problems were reported. This relationship was most marked for musculoskeletal and psychological symptoms related to the IES Intrusion subscore. A possible causal relationship between traumatic on-the-track experiences and long-term health problems in train drivers is postulated.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0022-3999
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -