Research Article

Posttraumatic Psychiatric Disorders and Resilience in Healthcare Providers following a Disastrous Earthquake: An Interventional Study in Taiwan

Table 2

Univariate analysis of posttraumatic psychiatric disorders in the immediate questionnaire in all HCPs.

VariableWith posttraumatic psychiatric disorders ( = 11)Without posttraumatic psychiatric disorders ( = 56) value

Age (years)33.0 ± 5.733.0 ± 5.10.975
Age subgroup (years)>0.999
 <303 (27.3%)15 (26.8%)
 30–396 (54.5%)32 (57.1%)
 ≥402 (18.2%)9 (16.1%)
Sex0.095
 Male2 (18.2%)28 (50%)
 Female9 (81.8%)28 (50%)
Years of service10.3 ± 6.38.7 ± 6.00.436
Occupation0.191
 Nurse8 (72.7%)27 (48.2%)
 Physician3 (27.3%)29 (51.8%)
Education0.719
 Bachelor9 (81.8%)49 (87.5%)
 Master2 (18.2%)6 (10.7%)
 Ph.D.01 (1.8%)
Marital status0.551
 Married7 (63.6%)26 (46.4%)
 Unmarried4 (36.4%)29 (51.8%)
 Divorced01 (1.8%)

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, occupation, education, and marital status. HCPs, healthcare providers; Ph.D., doctor of philosophy.