Language:

Rescuers at risk: a systematic review and meta-regression analysis of the worldwide current prevalence and correlates of PTSD in rescue workers

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 2012-06, Vol.47 (6), p.1001-1011 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

Springer-Verlag 2011 ;2015 INIST-CNRS ;COPYRIGHT 2012 Springer ;Springer-Verlag 2012 ;Springer-Verlag 2011 2011 ;ISSN: 0933-7954 ;EISSN: 1433-9285 ;DOI: 10.1007/s00127-011-0408-2 ;PMID: 21681455 ;CODEN: SPPEEM

Full text available

Citations Cited by

Actions
1. Add to My Research
2. Remove from My Research
3. E-mail
4. Print
5. Permalink
6. Citation
7. EasyBib
8. EndNote
9. RefWorks
10. Delicious
11. Export RIS
12. Export BibTeX

Title:
Rescuers at risk: a systematic review and meta-regression analysis of the worldwide current prevalence and correlates of PTSD in rescue workers
Author: Berger, William ; Coutinho, Evandro Silva Freire ; Figueira, Ivan ; Marques-Portella, Carla ; Luz, Mariana Pires ; Neylan, Thomas C. ; Marmar, Charles R. ; Mendlowicz, Mauro Vitor
Subjects: Adult and adolescent clinical studies ; Anxiety disorders. Neuroses ; Asia - epidemiology ; Biological and medical sciences ; Continents ; Emergency medical services ; Emergency Responders - psychology ; Emergency Responders - statistics & numerical data ; Epidemiology ; Europe - epidemiology ; Firefighter services ; Health aspects ; Humans ; Medical sciences ; Medicine ; Medicine & Public Health ; North America - epidemiology ; Occupational Diseases - epidemiology ; Occupational health ; Online databases ; Original Paper ; Police ; Population Surveillance ; Post-traumatic stress disorder ; Posttraumatic stress disorder ; Prevalence ; Psychiatry ; Psychology ; Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry ; Psychopathology. Psychiatry ; Rescue Work ; Reviews ; Social psychiatry. Ethnopsychiatry ; Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - epidemiology ; Systematic review ; Working conditions
Is Part Of: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 2012-06, Vol.47 (6), p.1001-1011
Description: Purpose We sought to estimate the pooled current prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among rescue workers and to determine the variables implicated in the heterogeneity observed among the prevalences of individual studies. Methods A systematic review covering studies reporting on the PTSD prevalence in rescue teams was conducted following four sequential steps: (1) research in specialized online databases, (2) review of abstracts and selection of studies, (3) review of reference list, and (4) contact with authors and experts. Prevalence data from all studies were pooled using random effects model. Multivariate meta-regression models were fitted to identify variables related to the prevalences heterogeneity. Results A total of 28 studies, reporting on 40 samples with 20,424 rescuers, were selected. The worldwide pooled current prevalence was 10%. Meta-regression modeling in studies carried out in the Asian continent had, on average, higher estimated prevalences than those from Europe, but not higher than the North American estimates. Studies of ambulance personnel also showed higher estimated PTSD prevalence than studies with firefighters and police officers. Conclusions Rescue workers in general have a pooled current prevalence of PTSD that is much higher than that of the general population. Ambulance personnel and rescuers from Asia may be more susceptible to PTSD. These results indicate the need for improving pre-employment strategies to select the most resilient individuals for rescue work, to implement continuous preventive measures for personnel, and to promote educational campaigns about PTSD and its therapeutic possibilities.
Publisher: Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag
Language: English
Identifier: ISSN: 0933-7954
EISSN: 1433-9285
DOI: 10.1007/s00127-011-0408-2
PMID: 21681455
CODEN: SPPEEM
Source: ProQuest One Psychology
AUTh Library subscriptions: ProQuest Central
MEDLINE
Alma/SFX Local Collection

Back to results list


INSPIRE LIBRARY - TON DUC THANG UNIVERSITY	(84-028) 37 755 057	Feedback
19 Nguyen Huu Tho St. Dist.7, HCM	thuvien@tdtu.edu.vn	Feedback

Rescuers at risk: a systematic review and meta-regression analysis of the worldwide current prevalence and correlates of PTSD in rescue workers

Springer-Verlag 2011 ;2015 INIST-CNRS ;COPYRIGHT 2012 Springer ;Springer-Verlag 2012 ;Springer-Verlag 2011 2011 ;ISSN: 0933-7954 ;EISSN: 1433-9285 ;DOI: 10.1007/s00127-011-0408-2 ;PMID: 21681455 ;CODEN: SPPEEM

Searching Remote Databases, Please Wait