Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms Among Rescuers at Risk

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

1001 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2014-06-30

Study Completion Date

2015-05-31

Brief Summary

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This cross-sectional, anonymous online survey aims to examine how salient variables influence PTSS, well-being, and suicidal ideation across the following professions of rescue workers: firefighters, ambulance personnel, police officers, and emergency and psychiatric nurses. PTSS, coping strategies, well-being, suicidal ideation, previously experienced and work-related trauma, and self-efficacy were measured and analyzed using multiple regression and structural equation modeling.

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Detailed Description

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Employees of rescue and emergency services are at a risk of posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) due to exposure to trauma and work-related stressors. Salient predictors for the development of PTSS among rescue workers have been identified; however, little is known about how predictors (e.g. coping strategies) differ among professions requiring repeated engagement in emergencies. The present survey examines how these variables influence PTSS, well-being, and suicidal ideation across different professions of rescue Workers using multiple regression and structural equation modeling.

Conditions

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Trauma PTSD Self Efficacy Coping Skills Suicidal Ideation

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Study Groups

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Police officers

Police officers from the cantonal police forces in Bern, Switzerland

No Intervention: anonymous online survey

Intervention Type OTHER

Firefighters

Firefighters from the professional fire service of the Canton Bern, Switzerland

No Intervention: anonymous online survey

Intervention Type OTHER

Ambulance personnel

Ambulance personnel of the Canton Bern, Switzerland

No Intervention: anonymous online survey

Intervention Type OTHER

Emergency nurses

Emergency nurses of the Emergency Unit of the University Hospital of Bern, Switzerland

No Intervention: anonymous online survey

Intervention Type OTHER

Psychiatric nurses

Psychiatric nurses of the University Hospital of Psychiatry, University of Bern, Switzerland

No Intervention: anonymous online survey

Intervention Type OTHER

Interventions

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No Intervention: anonymous online survey

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

Employee at the rescue or emergency services. The participation in the anonymous online study is voluntary and promoted by the department heads at the places of work corresponding to the studied professions. No ethical approval is needed as the survey was voluntary and anonymous and participants gave consent to use the data with their participation.