Posttraumatic Psychiatric Disorders and Resilience in Healthcare Providers following a Disastrous Earthquake: An Interventional Study in Taiwan
Table 1
Posttraumatic psychiatric disorders in the HCPs immediately following the medical response to the earthquake.
Variable
Total
Nurses
Physicians
( = 67)
( = 35)
( = 32)
Age (years)
32.7 ± 5.2
33.5 ± 5.8
32.4 ± 4.4
Age subgroup (years)
<30
18 (26.9%)
9 (25.7%)
9 (28.1%)
30–39
38 (56.7%)
18 (51.4%)
20 (62.5%)
≥40
11 (16.4%)
8 (22.9%)
3 (9.4%)
Sex
Male
30 (44.8%)
2 (5.7%)
28 (87.5%)
Female
37 (55.2%)
33 (94.3%)
4 (12.5%)
Years of service
9.0 ± 6.0
11.2 ± 5.9
6.5 ± 5.2
Education
Bachelor
58 (86.6%)
29 (82.9%)
29 (90.6%)
Master
8 (11.9%)
6 (17.1%)
2 (6.2%)
Ph.D.
1 (1.5%)
0
1 (3.1%)
Marital status
Married
33 (49.3%)
16 (45.7%)
17 (53.1%)
Unmarried
33 (49.3%)
18 (51.4%)
15 (46.9%)
Divorced
1 (1.5%)
1 (2.9%)
0
Questionnaire (items (1)–(9))
(1) Recurrent and intrusive distressing recollections of the event, including images, thoughts, or perceptions
9 (13.4%)
7 (20.0%)
2 (6.2%)
(2) Tachycardia
3 (4.5%)
1 (2.9%)
2 (6.2%)
(3) Muscle tension
0
0
0
(4) Difficulty relaxing
3 (4.5%)
2 (5.7%)
1 (3.1%)
(5) Difficulty falling or staying asleep
1 (1.5%)
0
1 (3.1%)
(6) Feeling fear
0
0
0
(7) Feeling guilty
0
0
0
(8) Needing help after the medical response
0
0
0
(9) Needing to talk with someone in private
0
0
0
With posttraumatic psychiatric disorders (any positive item above)
11 (16.4%)
8 (22.9%)
3 (9.4%)
Data are expressed as (%) or mean ± standard deviation. Statistical tests: independent samples -test was used for age and years of service and Pearson chi-square test was used for age subgroup, sex, education, marital status, and questionnaire. Multiple choices. HCPs, healthcare providers; Ph.D., doctor of philosophy.
